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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
144 | 2026
Rematerialising Memories: Alternative Pathways to Public Knowledge of the Past in China
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Special feature
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From Evidence to Intimacy: Curatorial Strategies and Memory Space in Xi’an Museums [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Insider or Outsider? The Intertwined Position of the “Archaeological Temporary Worker” in China: A Case Study at the Shaanxi Zhouyuan Site [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Travelling in Pursuit of a Tangible Past: Historical Relic Exploration (fanggu) as an Emerging Mode of Heritage Community in China [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Curated Nostalgia: The Loss and Recreation of the Recent Past in China [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Museums of Minjian: Materialist Approach to Social Remembrance from the “People’s Sphere” [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Articles
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Evolving Dynamics of Medical Corruption Driven by Changing Governance in China’s Public Hospital Reforms [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Rural Migrants in the Informal Economy of Urbanising China: Violence and Whitewashed Government Legitimacy [Full text will be published on March 2027]
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Book reviews



