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The Northeast Project (), which is short for the Serial Research Project on the History and Current State of the Northeast Borderland (), was a five-year research project on the history and current situation of the frontiers of Northeast China which lasted from 2002 to 2007.〔("Brief introduction to the Northeast Project" ) , Research Center for Chinese Borderland History and Geography (中国边疆史地研究中心), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (retrieved on 11 January 2013).〕 It was launched by the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) and received financial support from both the Chinese government and the CASS. The stated purpose of the Northeast Project was to use authoritative academic research to restore historical facts and protect the stability of Northeast China—a region sometimes known as Manchuria—in the context of the strategic changes that have taken place in Northeast Asia since China's "Reform and Opening" started in 1978.〔.〕 Two of the project's leaders accused some foreign scholars and institutions of rewriting history to demand territory from China or to promote instability in the frontier regions, hence the necessity of the Project.〔, citing two of the Northeast Project's programmatic statements.〕 The Project has been criticized for applying the contemporary vision of China as a "unified multiethnic state" to ancient ethnic groups, states and history of the region of Manchuria and northern Korea.〔; .〕 Under this ideology, it is assumed that there was a greater Chinese state in the ancient past.〔 Accordingly, any pre-modern people or state that occupied any part of what is now the People's Republic of China is defined as having been part of Chinese history.〔.〕 Similar projects have been conducted on Tibet and Xinjiang, which have been named Southwest Project and Northwest Project, respectively. Due to its claims on Gojoseon, Goguryeo and Balhae, the project sparked disputes with Korea. In 2004, this dispute threatened to lead to diplomatic disputes between the People's Republic of China and the South Korea, although all governments involved seem to exhibit no desire to see the issue damage relations. However, there has been a shift from anti-American and pro-China to a pro-American and anti-China in Korea as a strategic move.〔.〕 ==Organization== The Northeast Project was approved (lixiang 立项) in 2001.〔.〕 Its first organizational meeting was held in Changchun (Jilin province) in June 2001 between representatives of the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) and delegates from the Politburo of the Communist Party of Jilin Province, but the five-year project officially began in February 2002.〔; .〕 The "Second Academic Conference on the History and Current State of the Northeast and on Gaogouli" (第二届东北边疆历史与现状暨高句丽学术研讨会) was held in Changchun in July 2002, organized by the "Research Center for Chinese Borderland History and Geography" (中国边疆史地研究中心; part of the CASS) and the Jilin Academy of Social Sciences, and supported by ten more academic institutions from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning.〔.〕 Various figures have been cited for the Project's budget. One document issued by the "Northeast Project expert committee" (专家委员会) on 28 February 2002 earmarked funds of 15 million yuan (2.4 million US dollars) for the project, planning to use 2.5 million yuan per year.〔("Management Methods of Expenditures for the 'Northeast Project'" ) “东北边疆历史与现状系列研究工程”经费管理办法 ; Research Center for Chinese Borderland History and Geography 中国边疆史地研究中心 (retrieved on 11 January 2013).〕 The funding was to come from three sources: the Chinese Ministry of Finance, the CASS itself, and the provincial committee of the Communist Party of Jilin, Liaoning, and Heilongjiang.〔 Two articles unrelated to the Northeast Project claim that the Project had a budget of "an astounding 20 billion yuan" (3.21 billion US dollars), or about "three trillion Korean won."〔3 trillion won: . 20 billion yuan: ("What China's Northeast Project Is All About" ), ''Chosun Ilbo'' (retrieved on 11 January 2013).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northeast Project of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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