Relaunching China Policy Journal: A New Era of China Policy Research in a Global Context

by the Policy Studies Organization (PSO).Our editorial team and editorial board are consisted of a group of experienced and talented scholars from China, the United States, and beyond.Together, we are committed to publishing high-quality original research that offers strong theoretical or empirical contribution and deepens our understanding of policy development process and the politics of policy-making in and about China.We are excited to showcase five high-quality research articles in this issue.Before introducing them, we would like to reflect on the growing importance of China policy research and highlight the areas of research we particularly encourage.First, as we navigate an era marked by rapid transformation-driven by globalization, technological innovation, environmental crises, and evolving governance structures-the study of public policy has become more essential than ever.In this dynamic context, China's policymaking has drawn increasing global interest.The ongoing trade tensions, geopolitical rivalries, and growing uncertainty in the international order have amplified the pressing need to better understand China's domestic governance and its global policy strategies.As the world's second-largest economy, China presents a unique context for policy analysis.With a long tradition of statecraft, a unique approach to policy challenges, and decades of dramatic socioeconomic transformation, China offers insights that go beyond Western policy models.Its vast size, institutional complexity, and reform trajectory since 1978 have generated a diverse array of policy innovations.Studying these developments helps offer potential solutions-or important cautionary tales-for addressing pressing global issues such as environmental degradation, climate change, energy sustainability, public health, economic crises, trade disputes, poverty, and inequality.Over the past two decades, China policy research has gained increasing visibility at international conferences and in scholarly journals.China policy scholars are now more active and engaged in global academic dialogues than ever before.At the same time, China's academic field of public policy is maturing.In