The Center for the Study of Contemporary China

Penn has long been home to eminent scholars studying China. The Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC) was established in 2012 to advance Penn’s leadership in programs, research, and scholarship about the political, legal, economic, and social forces shaping China and its role in the world today. Partnering with departments across the University—including the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing—CSCC sponsors and supports research and events and hosts distinguished visiting scholars.

Avery Goldstein, David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations and Director of CSCC, offering comments on Xi Jinping’s reforms at a 2014 panel discussion.