The cultural sector in China through the lens of cultural policies concepts
The cultural sector in China through the lens of cultural policies concepts
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Ilczuk, Dorota
Jacoby, Marcin
Kamińska, Tamara
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2025-08-04
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Open Research Europe
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217
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5
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1-22
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2025-08-04
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Background
The cultural policies of Mainland China have been subject to fascinating changes in the last forty years, influenced by politics and ideology on the one hand, and market forces on the other. The article provides a preliminary outline of the main traits of the system, analysed from the perspective of contemporary cultural policies theory and international practice.
Method
The authors examine how the cultural sector of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is organized and financed, including its governance, funding, copyright, basic cultural providers and consumers. The methodological approach used adopts the analytical framework of the Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends, and includes analyses of statistical data, primary and secondary sources.
Results
Data and source information show that cultural policies of the PRC are a function of central-level political policy-making of the party-state. Cultural activity at all levels is subject to strong political control. At the same time, there is visible tension between central-level general policy guidelines and local level implementation, and between the mission of the state to ensure wide cultural participation, and the market economy incentivization of public cultural organizations.
Conclusions
The authors conclude that the sector exhibits a dual characteristics, with market-insulated public services on the one side, and the market economy Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) on the other, where state-owned enterprises compete for services, customers, and profits with private entities. Faced with numerous challenges and new developments, the sector also witnesses dynamic changes of its legal
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Cultural and Creative Sectors
CCS
Chinese cultural sector
creative industries
Chinese cultural policy
CCS
Chinese cultural sector
creative industries
Chinese cultural policy
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Dealing with a Resurgent China (DWARC)
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