With the introduction of western cultural studies such as Frankfurt School and Birmingham School to
China, cultural studies has emerged in Chinese academic research fields with abundant translation of western works
and local research achievements. In 1990s Chinese scholars armed with the theories and ideas of the above two main
western schools gradually formed two comparatively opposite lineups. A hubbub of voices of criticism and praises
arose. During the period of 30 years of cultural studies in China there are some achievements. It has gradually
established international contacts and began to question and criticize overseas cultural studies and has initiated the
process of their localization. Chinese scholars gradually command cultural studies as a critical theory. Cultural
studies in China is still in a relatively isolated status. It does not have an obvious feature of de-discipline and holds a
contradictory attitude towards popular culture. Scholars should regard both elite and popular cultures as different
cultural forms of multi-culturalism and recognize their validity. Only by doing this, can the insufficiencies in
cultural studies of both the Frankfurt and Birmingham Schools be avoided and cultural studies of Chinese feature
can be recognized. [China Media Research.