I want to deepen my understanding of the country as someone from the outside

  • @Weyland
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    42 years ago

    Apart from buying literature on the topic, of which I could provide a list of books, the most comprehensive collection of (web-based) resources is over at the Qiao Collective.

    • @SmilingFaceOP
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      12 years ago

      I would definitely like a list of books if you’d be willing to provide one. Thanks.

      • @Weyland
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        2 years ago

        You’d need to be more specific. As I could provide you a handful of books on poverty alleviation alone. Or if you want to know the ins and outs of the market economy there is always this book. I’d say to first give that introductory guide by Qiao Collective a glance.

        I’m planning on narrating this series by the Renmin University Press on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era, as soon as I can actually speak again (under the weather with a throat infection) so you might not want to buy it and wait the 2-3 weeks of shipping it’d require.

        There are also the white papers the government provides on different topics.

        Then there is always the Governance of China by Xi Jinping, albeit those are basically speeches given by Xi Jinping that proclaim the government’s policy to the nations. You can find that book, and others, here.

        I’m currently working on translating the reading list of the classics included in the “Foundation of Socialism in China - Theory for CPC Cadres”, basically the socialist foundation theory party cadres as expected to read once they’ve understood Xi Jinping thought (as its contents are featured in the Chinese Civil Service exam).

        • @SmilingFaceOP
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          12 years ago

          Thanks for the in depth response. I’m gonna start with the Qiao Collective guide then go from there but “The Road to China’s Socialist Market Economy” seems like exactly what I wanted.

      • @holdengreen
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        12 years ago

        Big Red Book on China, Carl Zha, On the Governance of China by Xi…