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GOVT 297/ CEAS 297

Chinese Politics

Introduction

This introductory course in Chinese politics begins with an overview of the Chinese political system: its historical origins, institutional structures, and main actors. The course then moves on to explore specific policy areas such as industrial and financial policy, labor and social policy, and foreign policy. The course culminates in student research projects presented in an academic conference format of themed panels.  

CEAS Research Portal for Chinese Politics 

Open Access Resources

Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Development Involving the People’s Republic of China 2019.
Center for China Analysis (Asia Society Policy Institute) 
A Chronology of the PRC under Mao Zedong (1949-1976) 
China: 1945-2000
Chinese Foreign Policy Database China’s foreign policy since 1949 and its relationship to ideology, revolution, the economy, and traditional Chinese culture.
Chinese Military Power A compendium of online resources about Chinese military policy and capabilities.
Global China Project The Foreign Policy program at Brookings.
Reading the China Dream The site is devoted to the subject of intellectual life in contemporary China and run by David Ownby, Professor of History at the Université de Montréal.  
The PRC State Council Archive An official government portal which provides free access to the State Council Gazettes, laws and regulations, statistics, white papers, and ministry documents.
2022 American Business in China White Paper 2022 年度美国企业在中国白皮书  
The World Bank in China produces many updates and reports on the development of China's social, climate, and economic status.  
抗日战争与近代中日关系文献数据平台
  16,000 volumes of Wenshi ziliao freely available.