Founded in 1973 on the initiative of Senator Vittorino Colombo, founder and Chairman of the Istituto Italo Cinese, with the aim of presenting the many facets of the People’s Republic of China (culture, history, literature, philosophy, art, economics, medicine, science), Mondo Cinese is the oldest scholarly journal in Italy dedicated to the study of contemporary China.
Today the journal offers the members of the Italy China Foundation, institutions, the business world and the scientific community a reference tool and an authoritative key to understanding China’s current context.
The journal has now reached issue no. 178. In 2025, the two issues published examined the theme of a China in transformation: the first (no. 176) focused on environment, technology and urbanisation, and the second (no. 177) on politics, economy and society. In 2026, the first part of issue no. 178 was published, focusing on the China of the future.
The editorial staff of Mondo Cinese
Publisher
Italy China Foundation
Director in charge
Silvia Cravotta
Editorial Committee
Sara Berloto, Head of Research, Italy China Foundation
Emma Guarnaschelli, Analyst, Italy China Foundation
Marta Buizza, Analyst, Italy China Foundation
Scientific Committee
Coordinator Plinio Innocenzi, University of Sassari
Federico Roberto Antonelli, Director IIC Beijing
Francesco Boggio Ferraris, Academy & Marketing Director, Italy China Foundation
Alberto Di Minin, Sant'Anna di Pisa School
Nunziante Mastrolia, Stroncature
Marina Miranda, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Giuliano Noci, Politecnico di Milano
Roberto Pagani, Politecnico di Torino
Guido Samarani, Università di Venezia Ca' Foscari
Francesca Spigarelli, Università di Macerata
Marina Timothy, Università di Bologna
Giovanni Tria, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Authorization of the Court of Milan no. 193 of 5/5/1973
