Reading List
Below is a series of links to resources about China we’ve found useful so far. We have also created a separate page that houses lots of the Chinese Government Official websites. These have been helpful when fact checking claims and just generally getting a sense of what the Government want people to read about China.
| The China Project (formerly SupChina) | Brings together a number of podcasts, columns and shows about various China related topics. Based in NYC, USA. As of November 2023 the site has been forced to stop producing content. |
| CSIS China Power Project | Examines five interrelated categories of Chinese power: military, economics, technology, social and international image. Based in Washington DC, USA |
| ChinaScope | Offers analyses and views on hot topics to do with China Based in Washington DC, USA. |
| MERICS (Mercator Institute of China Studies) | Not-for-profit think tank, focusing on political, economic, social, trends. Official partner of Munich Security Conference. Based in Berlin, Germany. |
| Brookings Institution, Center for East Asia Policy Studies | A Center within Brookings think tank. Based in Washington DC, USA |
| East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore | Monthly commentary on events, often to do with China, from EAI scholars |
| European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) | Contributions from many think tanks on the China topic |
| South China Morning Post (SCMP) | Hong Kong-based news outlet providing interesting insights into China topics. Owned by the Alibaba Group |
| Radio Free Asia | A Washington DC-based radio and news outlet. Note this is US Government-affiliated. |
| TopHub.today (今日热榜官网) | Shows the trending topics in Chinese online spaces, grouped by theme (social, government, S+T, entertainment etc). Ideal for getting the latest news, ideas and products emerging from the PRC. |
| Bellingcat – The Challenges of Conducting Open Source Research on China | Article about the challenges of China OSINT. Some ways on working around challenges and a look at what the future might bring for China OSINT. |
| Decoding China | “The Decoding China Dictionary seeks to answer these questions and to serve as a guide to understanding the official Chinese meaning of key terms in international relations and development cooperation.” |
