Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-209 | Political Science, as POSC-209
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Librarian: Kelly Dagan
You'll need to answer background questions related to your topic: when did this practice/issue/phenomenon start or become significant? How have things changed over time? What are the implications for the future?
Books and ebooks can help answer these questions. Try a subject-term search related to your topic in the catalog to track down scholarly works.
Subject Terms
China -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
China -- Foreign economic relations -- Taiwan
China -- Foreign relations -- [Russia/Japan/Africa/etc]
China -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Cyberterrorism -- China
Economic development -- China
Energy consumption -- China
Free trade -- China
Nuclear weapons -- China
Use these questions to guide your evaluation of the sources you find:
There is no shortage of China-related analysis out there, which requires careful evaluation on your part. You may want to focus on the specific scholarly publications and institutions below, or search by broad topic in an academic collection (economics, energy, political science).
The Journal of East Asian Affairs
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Institutions
Topic Collections
You can draw directly from speeches, statements, policy documents and other materials for evidence of intentions and directions in Chinese foreign policies and relations.
Chinese Foreign Policy Database -- drawing from thousands of documents to create a view of the evolution of Chinese foreign policy since 1949. Created by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China -- includes press reports, policy papers, speeches.
China Statistical Yearbooks -- browse by topic or keyword search through statistical and census data published by the Chinese government. Potential titles of interest include: China Energy Statistical Yearbook, China Labor Statistical Yearbook, International Statistical Yearbook.