Below is a list of official documents on China’s elite digital strategies (Digital China, Cyber Great Power, and Smart Society) that are referenced on this website, organized chronologically.
This list remains a work in progress. But check back later. I have much to add, as time permits. 🤞
Zheng Bijian (郑必坚), “Face the Challenge with Comprehensive Planning; Strive to Build a World Class Cyber Great Power in Ten Years” (直面挑战 统筹经略 力争十年建成世界一流网络强国), State Council Secretariat Second Bureau, April 3, 2013 | Analysis | Translation | Archive
Comment: This is Zheng Bijian’s classified 2013 proposal to the Central Committee to build China into a Cyber Great Power within ten years. A historic exchange.
“Comrade Zheng Bijian’s Proposal on Building a World-Class Cyber Great Power Deserves Careful Study” (郑必坚同志关于建设世界一流网络强国的建议值得认真研究), Central Committee, July 28, 2013 | Analysis | Translation | Archive
Comment: This is the Central Committee’s classified response to Zheng Bijian’s 2013 proposal to build China into a Cyber Great Power within ten years. A historic exchange.
“Central Committee General Office and State Council General Office Issue Outline of the National Informatization Development Strategy” (中共中央办公厅 国务院办公厅印发国家信息化发展战略纲要), Xinhua, July 27, 2016 | Analysis | Translation: China Copyright and Media , DigiChina | Xinhua
Comment: The 2016 Outline only includes a single reference to the high importance of accelerating Digital China in support of informatization on page 8 of the 17-page document, but it marks the emergence of the Party’s efforts to build a new narrative aligning Xi’s vision for Digital China with existing efforts at National Informatization.
“Central Committee and State Council Issue ‘Plan for the Reform of Party and State Institutions’” (中共中央国务院印发党和国家机构改革方案), Xinhua, March 16, 2023| Analysis | Archive: Perma.cc | Translation: CSET , Ginger River Review
Comment: Section 14 of the Plan (Establish an NDA) includes three main points on managing implementation of Digital China: (1) NDA responsibilities, (2) CCAC responsibilities reassigned to the NDA, and (3) NDRC responsibilities reassigned to the NDA. Also see, the “Proposal (to the 14th NPC) on the Plan for the Reform of State Council Institutions (关于提请审议国务院机构改革方案的议案)” dated March 5, 2023.
“Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in the Data Domain (Batch One)” (数据领域常用名词解释 第一批), National Data Administration, December 30, 2024 | Analysis | Translation | NDA
Comment: The NDA is building a formalized vocabulary for China’s emerging data governance regime, an action that may prove more consequential for China’s digital future than many of the high-profile AI headlines that dominate Western coverage.