China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) is the world’s most comprehensive online resource for accessing China’s intellectual output. Launched in 1999, CNKI is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and largest source of China-based information resources in the world, reflecting the latest developments in Chinese politics, economics, humanity and social science, science and technology.
This powerful platform encompasses academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, news, and many other resources that put the knowledge of China in the sciences and humanities at your fingertips.
CNKI is developed by the Beijing-based Tongfang Knowledge Network (TKN), an information technology company founded by Tsinghua University. CNKI is hosted in the United States by East View and updated daily.
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New from East View, China Research Gateway (CRG) transforms library access to Chinese resources by combining multiple CNKI databases into one package, supported by an accessible and user-friendly English-language portal.
CRG presents the full spectrum of Chinese research, with comprehensive support for multiple fields of study including STEM, social science, and humanities disciplines.