A Message from Ambassador QI Zhenhong
President’s Message
First of all, let me welcome you to the website of the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) on behalf of all our staff.
Founded in 1956, CIIS was the first think tank specialized in foreign policy and international studies in the People’s Republic of
Over the course of sixty-two years since its founding, CIIS has worked in close coordination with
In the face of today’s world characterized by major development, transformation and adjustment, of the big changes rarely seen in a hundred years, and of the new tasks and new requirements of building socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era, CIIS seeks to fulfill its threefold mission of being the research base of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, a major channel of Track-Two Diplomacy, and the important platform of public diplomacy. We will stay true to our original aspirations, keeping a pure heart of staunch loyalty, a strong enterprise, great motivation as well as an acute sense of responsibility. We will continue to be creative and innovative, forge ahead and make further progress in writing new chapters of major-country diplomacy with distinctive Chinese features.
This website is a window for you to observe the ebbs and flows of international situation. It is a bridge leading you to the boundless research realm of international issues. It is also a hub of rich and colorful exchange activities between
I sincerely wish you enjoy your visit to this website, and you will find here the updated analyses of world affairs and interpretation of
Qi Zhenhong
President of CIIS