Chinese Language Day - celebrate the work of Chinese scholars

April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day
it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.

Here are some recommended free sites:


National Social Sciences Database China

Free database of government-funded Chinese social sciences journals. Coverage varies, but includes in most cases materials post 2012 . Individual registration required.


Find some recent research papers (covering all topics) from the Hong Kong Scholars hub maintained by the University of Hong Kong. Note that some items have full text restricted to members only.


You can even download the full text of recent PhD and masters theses.

Government publications.
Chinese Government website
An official Chinese government website which provides free access to the recent government documents including: statistics, legislation, policy and budget materials. Many are full text. There is an English language version.

State Archives Administration has some earlier online historic materials.


Digital archives of documents.

Other key materials include:

Chinese Foreign Policy Database (Wilson Center)

Great website from the Wilson Center which provides a marvellous reference source fro Chinese foreign policy from 1949 onwards. It includes a timeline and chronology of key events. Thematic sectiosn and biographies. It includes hundreds of full text chinese and international government documents offering a range of perspectives on events. Mainly 1949-2000. Some are declassified materials.


Chinese Digital Archive 1966-1976 (ANU) More than 400 digitized documents dealing with the Cultural Revolution free online.