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An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China The China Review An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 Special Issue Doing Sinology in Former Socialist States, Reflections from the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia: Introduction Chih-yu Shih (Guest Editor) Beyond Academia and Politics: Understanding China and Doing Sinology in Czechoslovakia after World War II Olga Lomová and Anna Zádrapová Surging between China and Russia: Legacies, Politics, and Turns of Sinology in Contemporary Mongolia Enkhchimeg Baatarkhuyag and Chih-yu Shih Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 The Study of China in Poland after World War II: Toward the “New Sinology”? Anna Rudakowska The Lifting of the “Iron Veil” by Russian Sinologists During the Soviet Period (1917–1991) Materials Valentin C. Golovachev Soviet Sinology and Two Approaches to an Understanding of Chinese History An Interdisciplinary Alexander Pisarev Uneven Development vs. Searching for Integrity: Chinese Studies in Post-Soviet Russia Journal on Alexei D. Voskressenski Copyrighted Do We Need to Rethink Sinology? Views from the Eastern Bloc Fabio Lanza Press: Greater China Other Articles Professional Commitment and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis of the Chinese Judicial Reforms from the Perspective of the Criminal Defense University Hong Lu, Bin Liang, Yudu Li, and Ni (Phil) He The Discourse of Political Constitutionalism in Contemporary China: Gao Quanxi’s Studies on China’s Political Constitution Chinese Albert H. Y. Chen The State-of-the-Field Review Special Issue Research on Chinese Investigative Journalism, 1978–2013: A Critical Review Haiyan Wang and Francis L. F. Lee 2014 2, Fall 14, No. Vol. Doing Sinology in Book Reviews Former Socialist States Available online via ProQuest Asia Business & Reference Project MUSE at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/china_review/ JSTOR at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=chinareview The China Review An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 Special Issue Doing Sinology in Former Socialist States, Reflections from the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia: Introduction Chih-yu Shih (Guest Editor) Beyond Academia and Politics: Understanding China and Doing Sinology in Czechoslovakia after World War II Olga Lomová and Anna Zádrapová Surging between China and Russia: Legacies, Politics, and Turns of Sinology in Contemporary Mongolia Enkhchimeg Baatarkhuyag and Chih-yu Shih Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 The Study of China in Poland after World War II: Toward the “New Sinology”? Anna Rudakowska The Lifting of the “Iron Veil” by Russian Sinologists During the Soviet PeriodMaterials (1917–1991) Valentin C. Golovachev Soviet Sinology and Two Approaches to an Understanding of Chinese History An Interdisciplinary Alexander Pisarev Uneven Development vs. Searching for Integrity: Chinese Studies in Post-Soviet Russia Journal on Alexei D. Voskressenski Copyrighted Do We Need to Rethink Sinology? Views from the Eastern Bloc Fabio Lanza Press: Greater China Other Articles Professional Commitment and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis of the Chinese Judicial Reforms from the Perspective of the Criminal DefenseUniversity Hong Lu, Bin Liang, Yudu Li, and Ni (Phil) He The Discourse of Political Constitutionalism in Contemporary China: Gao Quanxi’s Studies on China’s Political ConstitutionChinese Albert H. Y. Chen The State-of-the-Field Review Special Issue Research on Chinese Investigative Journalism, 1978–2013: A Critical Review Haiyan Wang and Francis L. F. Lee 2014 2, Fall 14, No. Vol. Doing Sinology in Book Reviews Former Socialist States Available online via ProQuest Asia Business & Reference Project MUSE at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/china_review/ JSTOR at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=chinareview THE CHINA REVIEW Published twice yearly in April and October by The Chinese University Press ADVISORY BOARD Gregory Chow, Princeton University; Howard Goldblatt, University of Notre Dame; Ambrose Y. C. King, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Nicholas R. Lardy, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Nan Lin, Duke University; Thomas G. Rawski, University of Pittsburgh; Vivienne Shue, University of Oxford; Vaclav Smil, University of Manitoba; William Tay, Hong Kong University of Science and Tech- nology; Tu Wei-ming, Peking University; Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University; Andrew G. Walder, Stanford University; Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore; Yeung Yue-man, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ying-shih Yü, Princeton University EDITORIAL BOARD Kam Wing Chan, University of Washington; Roger C. K. Chan, University of Hong Kong; *Albert H. Y. Chen, University of Hong Kong; Chen Jian, New York University Shanghai; Chen Yung-fa, Academia Sinica; Yun-han Chu, National Taiwan University; Deborah Davis, Yale University; Arif Dirlik, University of Oregon; Gan Yang, Sun Yet-sen University; Hamashita Takeshi, Sun Yet-sen University; *Chang-tai Hung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Qingguo Jia, Peking University; Kuan Hsin-chi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Y. Y. Kueh, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Lau Chong Chor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Lau Siu-kai, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; David D. Li, Tsinghua University; Li Shi, Beijing Normal University; Li Si-ming, Hong KongMaterials Baptist University; Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University; Hanlong Lu, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Xiaobo Lü, Columbia University; Bonnie S. McDougall, The University of Sydney; Barry Naughton, University of California, San Diego; *Shen Jianfa, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Kang Shi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Alvin Y. So, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Yun-wing Sung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; *Kwok-kan Tam, Open UniversityCopyrighted of Hong Kong ; *Tsui Kai Yuen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Xi Chao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Wang Xi, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Christine P. Wong, The University of Welbourne; Wong Siu-lun, University of Hong Kong; *Wu Xiaogang, The Hong Kong University of SciencePress: & Technology ; Geng Xiao, Fung Global Institute; Xin Chunying, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Quansheng Zhao, American University; Xueguang Zhou, Stanford University * Executive Members University EXECUTIVE EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR Lin Ying, The Chinese University Press Ye Minlei, The Chinese University Press CONTRIBUTIONS Chinese The China Review welcomes the submission of high-quality research articles, research notes, and book reviews dealing with theThe political, economic, and social aspects of modern and contemporary China. Contribu- tions should be sent to: E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.chineseupress.com © The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. ISSN 1680-2012 Indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier Bibliographic Databases, Current Geographical Publications, International Political Science Abstracts, Journal of Economic Literature, MLA International Bibliography, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Social Scisearch and Entrepreneurship Research Engine. The China Review Special Issue: Doing Sinology in Former Socialist States Volume 14, Number 2 (Fall 2014) Special Issue 1 Doing Sinology in Former Socialist States, Reflections from the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia: Introduction Chih-yu Shih (Guest Editor) 11 Beyond Academia and Politics: Understanding MaterialsChina and Doing Sinology in Czechoslovakia after World War II Olga Lomová and Anna Zádrapová 37 Surging between China and RussiCopyrighteda: Legacies, Politics, and Turns of Sinology in Contemporary Mongolia Enkhchimeg Baatarkhuyag andPress: Chih-yu Shih 59 The Study of China in Poland after World War II: Toward the “New Sinology”? Anna Rudakowska University 91 The Lifting of the “Iron Veil” by Russian Sinologists During the Soviet Period (1917–1991) Chinese Valentin C. Golovachev The 113 Soviet Sinology and Two Approaches to an Understanding of Chinese History Alexander Pisarev 131 Uneven Development vs. Searching for Integrity: Chinese Studies in Post-Soviet Russia Alexei D. Voskressenski 155 Do We Need to Rethink Sinology? Views from the Eastern Bloc Fabio Lanza ii Contents Other Articles 159 Professional Commitment and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis of the Chinese Judicial Reforms from the Perspective of the Criminal Defense Hong Lu, Bin Liang, Yudu Li, and Ni (Phil) He 183 The Discourse of Political Constitutionalism in Contemporary China: Gao Quanxi’s Studies on China’s Political Constitution Albert H. Y. Chen State-of-the-Field Review 215 Research on Chinese Investigative Journalism, 1978–2013: A Critical Review Materials Haiyan Wang and Francis L. F. Lee Book Reviews Copyrighted 253 The West as the Other: A Genealogy of Chinese Occidentalism. By Mingming Wang Bogdan Góralczyk Press: 256 Barefoot Doctors and Western Medicine in China. By Fang Xiaoping Nathan Sivin University 259 China’s Hukou System: Markets, Migrants, and Institutional Change. ChineseBy Jason Young YuduThe Li and Hong Lu 265 Democracy on Trial: Social Movements and Cultural Politics in Postauthoritarian Taiwan. By Ya-Chung Chuang Xinzhi Zhang 270 The Rise of China and Chinese
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