China Internet Laws and Policies (1994-2017)

This archive includes one dataset and three tables. Users can navigate the archive by selecting "Dataset", "Table 1", "Table 2" and "Table 3" from the bottom left corner of the spreadsheet. First, the "Dataset" provides, in Chinese, the first comprehensive collection of 358 national-level policy documents of Chinese Internet laws and policies issued between 1994 and 2017. It includes four data fields (or variables) assorted by year: 1) a numerical number assigned to each policy document from 1 to 358; 2) the year the law or policy was issued; 3) the government agency or agencies that issued the law or policy; and 4) the title of the law or policy issued. Second, "Table 1" lists the 44 sources from which these 358 policy documents were culled. Third, "Table 2" is the codebook according to which the 358 policy documents were coded including the issuing time, issuing agency, policy type and policy area. Fourth, "Table 3" lists the specific Chinese Internet policymaking bodies and the numbers of policies issued by each.