University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Establishes School of Obscure Studies to Research Ancient Ethnic Scripts
On November 6, the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences established the School of Obscure Studies in Beijing to research over a dozen ancient ethnic scripts, including Old Turkic, Tangut, Khitan, and Jurchen, as well as oracle bone inscriptions and bamboo/silk manuscripts. The university stated that this would provide academic support for the long-term stability of border regions, and Vice Dean Zhao Rui described it as a concrete measure to implement the discourse of Xi Jinping.