Translating China

The Freeman Chair has commissioned a series of translations of important but largely ignored speeches, reports, and articles that are openly distributed within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

In an effort to better understand China’s evolving political system and the role of ideology, the Freeman Chair has commissioned a series of translations of important but largely ignored speeches, reports, and articles that are openly distributed within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The goal of releasing these documents is to provide further context about the CCP’s goals, ambitions, and capabilities for non-Chinese speakers. 

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Unpacking China’s Sixth Plenum

Please join the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, China Power Project, and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics for a discussion on the key takeaways and implications of this year’s plenary session.

Event by Bonny Lin , Jude Blanchette , Scott Kennedy , Chris Buckley , Phillip C. Saunders , and Patricia Thornton — November 29, 2021

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How the CCP Governs: The View from a Chinese Town

In order to better understand local-level governance, the CSIS Freeman Chair is releasing the following translation of an official notice by the town’s CCP Committee on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the PRC’s founding.

Report by Jude Blanchette — January 11, 2021

Photo: GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images

Ideological Security as National Security

As part of the Freeman Chair’s ongoing project to commission translations of key documents, the essay below explores one of the important pillars of Xi Jinping’s proliferating vision for national security: ideological security.

Report by Jude Blanchette — December 2, 2020

Photo: GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party Targets the Private Sector

To better understand the CCP’s ambitions, the Freeman Chair has commissioned a translation of the “Opinion on Strengthening the United Front Work of the Private Economy in the New Era.” It calls for the Party’s increased engagement and leadership in the private economy.

Report by Scott Livingston — October 8, 2020

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Xi Jinping’s Vision for Xinjiang

As part of the Freeman Chair’s ongoing project to publish primary source documents on China’s evolving political system, the following translation offers a perspective from inside the Xinjiang party apparatus on Xi Jinping's approach to governing Xinjiang.

Report by Jude Blanchette — September 30, 2020

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Strengthening the CCP’s “Ideological Work”

The following translation of an article by CCP researcher by Huang Xianghuai focuses on “ideological work,” or the Party’s efforts to build and maintain a coherence of values and beliefs within the Party ranks in order to strengthen organizational integrity.

Report by Jude Blanchette — August 13, 2020

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