Abstract: The transition from overseas China studies to China studies is in fact the process during which China as the research object becomes the research subject. How to treat and position the overseas China studies in Western academics into the China studies within China， and furthermore， how to engender the standpoint and pathway of China studies should be the focus in the China Studies within China. The standpoint of China Studies is to have China take the central position， which can be established through the pathway of problem tropism and experience tropism with knowing and understanding China as the end goal. In this sense， China being the center in China studies is the byproduct from the process of knowing and understanding China.

Key words: China studies, localization, scholarly tradition, Sinology