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China Perspectivesis a quarterly academic journal published in English, which was created in 1995 by the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) based in Hong Kong. It was initially the sister publication of the French version Perspectives chinoises (1992-2022). An interdisciplinary publication, China Perspectives focuses on the social, political, economic, and cultural evolutions of contemporary China and the Sinophone world since 1949.
Issues dating from before 2010 are available on Persée.
Latest issue
143 | 2025
Rethinking Global China through Migrants in the Margins: Precarity, Agency, and Multi-directional Mobility
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Special feature
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From Stigma to Superiority: Tactical Cosmopolitanism and Racial Boundaries Among Mainland Chinese Sex Workers in Hong Kong [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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Unpacking Migration Infrastructure and the (Im)mobility of Myanmar Migrant Workers in China [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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The Dual Roles of ICTs in International Movements: A Case Study of Undocumented Chinese Migration to the United States [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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Articles
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“Drawing on the Paper, Hanging it on the Wall”: Lingering Challenges for Planners to Navigate China’s Planning System [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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From Policy to Plot: Televisual Branding of Poverty Alleviation in China’s Anti-poverty Dramas [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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Local Agency with State-guided Development: An Empirical Analysis of the “Beautiful Villages” Policy in Northern China [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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Hidden Lives : Exploring Social Norms and Cultural Practices Among Same-sex Attracted Men in a Chinese Urban Park [Full text will be published on December 2026]
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Book reviews



