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WE CRITICALLY REVIEW STUDIES OF SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING CONDUCTED IN CHINA BY THE INTERNATIONAL WELLBEING GROUP, AND WE EVALUATE THE INTERNATIONAL WELLBEING INDEX (IWI), A NEW INSTRUMENT THEY DEVELOPED. SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING WAS POSITIVE AND SIMILAR IN STUDIES ACROSS CHINA, AND CONFORMED TO THE NORMATIVE RANGE. ITS RESILIENCE (PWI = 61.2–67.1) MIRRORS SURVEY FINDINGS CONDUCTED IN WESTERN COUNTRIES, IN AGREEMENT WITH SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING HOMEOSTASIS. RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSES SUPPORT THE UTILITY OF THE IWI AS A MEASURE OF SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING. OUR CONCLUSIONS HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA, DISCUSSED FURTHER IN THIS REVIEW.