Wilson Center Digital Archive

INSTITUTION

Wilson Center

ACCESS

open access

URL

https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/places/china

DESCRIPTION

Wilson Center Digital Archive provides open access to documents, timelines, essays, and other resources related to modern international history of China, focusing primarily on the People's Republic of China (PRC) from its founding in October 1949 through 1989 (Tiananmen Square crackdown) and beyond. The Archive compiles materials from archives worldwide including formerly classified documents from US, Soviet, Eastern European, and Asian archives made available after the Cold War. Collections cover PRC domestic political and economic history, China's evolving global role, Sino-Soviet relations, Sino-American relations, the Korean War, Taiwan Strait crises, the Cultural Revolution, Reform Era, and China's relationships with Third World countries. The Digital Archive features expert annotations contextualizing documents, bilingual materials (Chinese/English), thematic collections organized around key events and issues, primary source document translations, and scholarly introductions.

SOURCE LIST

ACLS Open Database Resource Guide

LAST MODIFIED

2026-01-16