Reading China Better

A scholarly portal for exploring, archiving, and analyzing official Chinese documents.

1,849,117

Total Documents

145

Unique Sources

August 19, 2025

Last Updated

Why Reading China Better?

Understanding official Chinese documents is essential for grasping the country's governance, regulatory trends, and international posture. This project enables scholars to access and analyze authoritative materials that are often fragmented, opaque, or overlooked—helping to strengthen the global knowledge base on contemporary China.

Recent Publications

  • Vincent Brussee. 2025. ‘Mitigating Missingness in Analysing Chinese Policy and Implications for the Fragility of our Knowledge Base’. China Quarterly 261, 234-248. [Link]

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