This write-up is an appraisal of four White Papers issued by the China’s State Council Information Office on the occasion of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It examines qualitatively the content and structure, then the nature and purpose of the four documents namely: i)“Equality, Participation and Sharing: 70 Years of Protecting the Rights and Interests of Persons with Disabilities in the PRC”, ii)“Seeking Happiness for People: 70 Years of Progress on Human Rights in China”, iii)“Equality, Development and Sharing: Progress of Women’s Cause in 70 Years Since New China’s Founding”, and iv)“China and the World in the New Era”. It is hoped that this appraisal will not only draw more attention to the 70th anniversary White Papers but will also offer background insights into understanding China’s stance on the various areas of public life covered in the papers and the country’s development prospects under President Xi Jinping’s guiding ideology of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
