The ''Journal of Contemporary China'' is a

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on contemporary Chinese affairs. It is published five times per year by

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and covers issues such as Chinese politics, law, economy, culture, and foreign policy, among others. It is purported to be the only English-language journal edited in North America that provides exclusive information about contemporary Chinese affairs for scholars, business people and government policy-makers. Its current

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is Suisheng Zhao (

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). Some scholars affiliated with the journal have also contributed to articles from Brookings and the

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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and is listed in the ''

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'' with an

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of 0.953 in the category "Area Studies" in 2013. It is also indexed in '' America: History & Life'', ''

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'', '' CSA Abstracts,'' ''

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'', '' International Development Abstracts'', and '' MLA International Bibliography''.

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