China Institute of International Studies

China Institute of International Studies

Formation	1956
Type	Think tank, institute
Purpose	Foreign policies, global affairs
Location	China
President	List of CIIS Presidents 1956-1966: Meng Yongqian 1966-1980[note 1]: Yao Zhongming 1980-1983: Li Huichuan 1983-1986: Zheng Weizhi 1986-1990: Wang Shu 1990-1993: Du Gong 1993-2001: Yang Chengxu 2001-2004: Song Mingjiang 2004-2010: Ma Zhengang 2010-present: Qu Xing
Affiliations	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Staff	ca. 100[1]
Website	www.ciis.org.cn
Formerly called	Institute of International Relations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1956-1958) Institute of International Relations (1958-1986)

CIIS, or the China Institute of International Studies (Chinese: 中国国际问题研究所; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójì Wèntí Yánjiūsuǒ) is a professional research institute directly administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.^[1] The Institute primarily focuses on issues associated with global politics and economics. It also facilitates the decision making process of the central government.^[3]

The Institute was founded in 1956 as the Institute of International Relations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was renamed Institute of International Relations in 1958, and assumed its present name in December 1986. In 1998, the China Center for International Affairs, formerly a research institution of China's State Council, was incorporated with CIIS.^[1]

Organisation

The Institute researchers are mainly composed of senior diplomats and prominent scholars. There are also young graduates of IR backgrounds from advanced universities.^[2] The presidency is held by former Chinese Ambassadors; the incumbent President is Qu Xing.^[1] In 2013 Qu appeared a video calling for vigilance against the political plots of the United States.^[4]

The organization comprises eight departments and four affiliate bodies:

Departments^[1]

• Department of Global Strategy
• Department of Information and Contingencies Analysis
• Department of American Studies
• Department of Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation
• Department of EU Studies
• Department of Developing Countries Studies
• Department of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Studies
• Department of World Economy and Development Studies

Affiliates^[3]

• China National Commission for Pacific Economic Cooperation
• China Commission of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
• China International Studies and Academic Exchange Foundation
• China Arms Control and Disarmament Association

It also houses Research Centers on the study of European Union, the Middle East, the South Pacific, China's Energy Strategy, Periphery Security and World Economy and Security.^[1] In addition, the Institute runs the International Affairs Office, which is responsible for overseeing international liaisons, and an editorial office for the publication of the Chinese and English version of the bi-monthly journal International Studies, whose contributors include CIIS researchers and independent foreign affairs experts.^[3]

Notes

1. Yao's name appears in the introduction in English^[1] but is omitted from the Chinese webpage.^[2]

References

1. "CIIS in Brief". China Institute of International Studies.
2. "Former Presidents". China Institute of International Studies.(Chinese)
3. (3) (English ed.). Qiushi Journal Press. 2011. ISSN 1674-7569. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. 'Silent Contest' silenced Global Times 17 November 2013