ABSTRACT
Chinese policing is a much-neglected eld of study. Our knowledge about policing in China is sketchy, spotty, and supercial. e dearth of scholarship resulted from a lack of research interest, resources, facility, and access. As recently as the 1960s, research in China was handicapped by the unavailability of sources,1 inaccessibility to places/people,2 and scarcity of bi-lingual and bi-cultural researchers.3 It was not until 1972 that China opened its door to foreign visitors and scholars.4 Chinese research in non-Western countries (e.g., Japan, Vietnam) confronted similar problems and experienced other unique diculties.5
