Chapter Three　Data Collection and the Cases

Most studies on Chinese mediation have used interviews,surveys, or archival documents, newspaper, etc.Very few people have studied actual Chinese mediation sessions and analyzed the mediation process due to the difficulty in access to this type of data.As a Chinese national, having grown up in China, I was afforded unprecedented access to mediators and officials.In addition, I was able to observe and record many mediation sessions in situ.(https://www.daowen.com)