China_Institute_of_International_Studies
China Institute of International Studies
Chinese policy research organization
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.[3][1][4] The Institute primarily focuses on issues associated with global politics and economics. It also facilitates the decision-making process of the central government.[5]
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]