Functions

  • The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is the main academic organization and research center for philosophy and social sciences
  • CASS was established in May 1977, replacing the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • CASS is made up of 31 research institutes and 45 research centers, which carry out research activities covering nearly 300 sub-disciplines. CASS has more than 4,200 staff members in total, of which more than 3,200 are professional researchers conducting international academic exchange remains one of CASS’s objectives.
  • The number of scholars participating in academic exchanges has gone from dozens of people in 1979, to over 4,100 people in 1995. CASS has established a partnership with over 200 research organizations, academic communities, institutions of higher learning, foundations and related government departments, covering more than 80 countries and regions

Leadership:

  • Xie Fuzhan谢伏瞻, President and Secretary of Leading Party Group
  • Wang linggui 王灵桂, Vice President and Member of Leading Party Group
  • Gao Xiang高翔, Vice President and Member of Leading Party Group
  • Gao Peiyong高培勇, Vice President and Member of Leading Party Group
  • Yang Xiaoshan杨笑山, Team Leader of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group and Member of Leading Party Group
  • Jiang Hui姜辉, Member of Leading Party Group and Director of the Institute of Contemporary China Studies
  • Zhao Qi赵奇, Secretary general of CASS

Contact Information

  • Addr: #5 Jianguomennei Street, Beijing, 100732,P.R.China
  • Tel: 86-10-85195999
  • Email: cssnenglish@cass.org.cn
  • Official Website: CN