Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 8

LI Peilin is Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Vice President of the Chinese Sociological Association, and Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Studies. Li received his Master’s degree from Université de Lyon in 1984 and Ph.D. from Paris-Sorbonne in 1987. He has published extensively in sociology, including Social Stratification in China, Social Conflict and Class Consciousness, and Social Transformation and Chinese Experiences. CHEN Guangjin is Director of the Institute of Sociology, CASS, Vice President of the Chinese Sociological Association. Chen has published extensively in studies of Chinese society. ZHANG Yi is Director of the National Institute of Social Development, CASS.

List of Figures & Tables





1 Towards a More Adequate and Balanced High-Quality Development


 Analysis and Forecast of China’s Social Conditions during the Period 2018–2019


 Chen Guangjin and Tian Feng





2 Report on the Income and Consumption of Chinese Urban and Rural Residents in 2018


 Lyu Qingzhe





3 Report on the Situation of Employment in 2018 and Future Prospects


 Mo Rong and Chen Yun





4 Report on the Progress in the Reform of China’s Social Security Undertakings in 2018


 Lyu Xuejing and Wang Yongme





5 Report on the Analysis of Development of Urban and Rural Social Assistance


 Li Zhengang





6 Report on the Reform and Development of Education in China in 2018


 Li Tao and Zhang Wenting





7 Report on the Analysis of the Situation of Public Safety in China in 2018


 Zhou Yandong and Gong Zhigang





8 The Social and Political Participation of Chinese Urban and Rural Residents


 Li Wei and Zou Yuchun





9 Survey Report on the College Students Born in 1995–1999 Internet Usage Behavior


 An Analysis of Student Tracking Survey Data in 17 Colleges and Universities of China


 Liu Baozhong and Guo Yaping





10 Survey Report on Chinese Adolescents’ Internet Usage and Cyber Security


 Zhu Di and Guo Ran





11 Report on 10 Years of Reconstruction and Development after Wenchuan Earthquake: 2008–2018


 Lu Yangxu, Li Ruijie, Yang Xinmeng, Wei Jianwen, He Guangxi and Zhao Yandong





12 Survey Report on Participation in China’s Volunteer Services


 Zou Yuchun, Zhang Dan and Xi Yue





13 Survey Report on the Conditions of Poor Households in the Urban and Rural Areas of China


 Jiang Zhiqiang, Huang Yongliang and Tian Feng





14 Report on the Analysis of Internet Public Opinion in China in 2018


 Zhu Huaxin, Liao Canliang and Pan Yufeng





15 Report on the Analysis of the Situation of China’s Food and Drug Safety in 2018


 Yuan Yanfang and Tian Ming





16 The Building of an Ecological Civilization Enters a New Era


 The Situation of and New Issues Involving Environmental Protection


 Jia Feng, Yang Ke, Mei Sile, Tian Shuo, Huang Jingyi and Zhou Liantong





17 Report on the Situation of China’s Industrial Workers against the Background of the US-China Trade Friction


 Qiao Jian and Zhang Yuan





18 Report on the Analysis of the Development of and Changes in Rural Households in China


 Zhang Xiaorong and Peng Chao





19 Appendix: Overview of the Statistics of China’s Social Development (2018)


 Zou Yuchun and Zhang Liping





Index of Terms