Tackling the Indicators - Step-by-Step
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Read the general requirements
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Understand the evidence periods
Read Timeframe for Indicator Evidence to understand the various kinds of Indicators and the evidence each type requires.
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Find evidence and write the response
Search for supporting evidence related to the Indicator you are addressing, and follow Instructions for Format of Indicator Responses to formulate your final answer.
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Enter your responses on the platform
Enter your responses on the China Index submission platform. Sign in with the account the office set up for you.
General Requirements for Indicator Responses
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For positive responses, publicly available hyperlink(s) to documentary evidence are always required (excluding interview evidence). The evidence provided must be appropriate and sound. Accepted forms of evidence will be limited to:
- News accounts,
- Official documents,
- Think tank reports,
- NGO publications,
- Academic papers,
- Books,
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Interviews: Please do note that the content of interviews must be outlined in the response text, in particular, regarding how the testimony of the interviewee serves to answer the Indicator. Due to the sensitivity of conducting interviews, anonymity, and corroboration issues, interview evidence is generally discouraged when answering Indicators.
- The respondent must describe in the response text how the phenomena observed by the interviewee corresponds to the Indicator in questions, including specific details (When did the phenomenon occur? Where? Concerning whom?)
- If a respondent seeks to use an interview to answer an Indicator, they must either reveal their name or the name of the interviewee (interviews where both parties are anonymous will not be accepted).
- Hearsay is not accepted. Respondents can only rely on phenomena directly observed by interviewees, not by what an interviewee has heard through third parties.
- Social media posts or other sources may be accepted if deemed appropriate but are generally discouraged.
- Respondents are requested to skip no more than 10 Indicators. Respondents are also encouraged to provide evidence (with hyperlink[s]) to explain why an Indicator has been skipped.