The Chinese Diplomatic Elite Biographical Dataset contains over 800 records of high-ranking Chinese diplomats appointed between 2012 and 2024. Created by Angel Villegas Cruz and hosted by Harvard Dataverse, it provides systematic data on the composition and career patterns of China's diplomatic corps under Xi Jinping.
Use Cases
- Analyze demographic representation by examining features like gender and ethnicity to assess underrepresentation of women and minorities.
- Investigate career pathways by correlating features like local government experience and university origin with diplomatic postings.
- Model assignment patterns by testing if features like gender correlate with postings to countries with specific gender equality records.
- Study geographic origins by analyzing the concentration of diplomats from specific provinces.
- Track elite circulation by examining appointment trends across the 2012-2024 time range.
Strengths
- Over 800 records of high-ranking diplomats.
- Covers a 12-year period from 2012 to 2024.
- Enables systematic analysis of demographic and career patterns.
Limitations
- Sample size is limited to 'high-ranking' diplomats, excluding mid and lower ranks.
- Demographic and career features may be incomplete or inferred, not directly reported.
- Data is static and may not reflect real-time personnel changes after 2024.
Provenance
- Source
- Harvard Dataverse, author Angel Villegas Cruz.
- Collection Method
- Original dataset compilation, methodology described in the accompanying article.
- Time Range
- 2012 to 2024
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Focus on Chinese diplomats, with implications for global postings.