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Below are links to essays or blog posts that specifically discuss broader issues related to conducting historical research on the People's Republic of China.
Accessing Primary Documents in China by Vivian Li (Dissertation Reviews, January 2014)
Finding & Using Grassroots Historical Sources from the Mao Era by Jeremy Brown (Dissertation Reviews, December 2010)
In Search of Old Chinese Films by Amanda Shuman (The China Beat, March 2011)