Contemporary American Chinese Studies

The rise of modem American scholarship on China was largely attributed to the establishment of the American Joint Committee on Contemporary China(JCCC)in 1959 which sponsored all kinds of activities to promote Chinese studies,ranging from institutional support and financial resources to training courses.Since then,American study of China has entered into a period of sustainability that features academic and group-oriented research.It has become a mainstream discipline in American social science studies(?)There are some distinctive differences between early sinology and modem Chinese Studies:the latter is much more concentrated on the study of issues,comparative historical studies, and contemporary Chinese society.American Chinese studies stresses empirical research,textual data,and the application of theory to practice.