54 top Chinese think-tanks
Demography :
UNFPA in China
-, china.unfpa.org en + zh
Economic think-tanks :
中国经济50人论坛
[ China Economic 50 Forum ]
Beijing, 50forum.org.cn zh
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Beijing, aiib.org en
American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, amchamchina.org en
Hong Kong Academy of Finance
Hong Kong, aof.org.hk en
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute
Urumqi, carecinstitute.org en
China Center for International Economic Exchanges
Beijing, cciee.org.cn en + zh
China Development Institute
Shenzhen, cdi.org.cn en + zh
Institute of World Economics and Politics
Beijing, iwep.org.cn en + zh
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Beijing, europeanchamber.com.cn en
EU SME Centre
Beijing, eusmecentre.org.cn en
Hinrich Foundation
Hong Kong, hinrichfoundation.com en
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, hkma.gov.hk en + zh
中国社会科学院金融研究所
[ Institute of Finance, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ]
Beijing, ifb.cass.cn zh
National Institution for Finance & Development
Beijing, nifd.cn en + zh
北京大学新结构经济学研究院
[ Peking University Institute of New Structural Economics ]
Beijing, nse.pku.edu.cn zh
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (Renmin University of China)
Beijing, rdcy.ruc.edu.cn en + zh
北京大学 国家发展研究院
[ National School of Development, Peking University ]
Beijing, nsd.pku.edu.cn zh
Economic & social think-tanks :
南都公益基金会
[ Narada Foundation ]
Beijing, naradafoundation.org zh
Energy :
中国石油集团经济技术研究院
[ China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute ]
Beijing, etri.cnpc.com.cn zh
Green think-tanks :
Civic Exchange
Hong Kong, civic-exchange.org en + zh
Energy Foundation China
Beijing, efchina.org en + zh
全球环境研究所
[ Global Environmental Institute ]
Beijing, geichina.org zh
Green Finance & Development Center (Fudan University)
Shanghai, https://greenfdc.org/publications/ en
Human rights :
China Human Rights
Beijing, https://en.humanrights.cn/2025/index.html en + zh
International Relations :
Asia Global Institute (University of Hong Kong)
Hong Kong, asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk en
Boao Forum for Asia
Beijing, boaoforum.org en + zh
Carnegie China
Beijing, carnegieendowment.org/china en
Centre on Contemporary China and the World
Hong Kong, cccw.hku.hk en
Center for China & Globalization
Beijing, ccg.org.cn en + zh
China-US Focus
Hong Kong, chinausfocus.com en + zh
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Beijing, cicir.ac.cn en + zh
China Institute of International Studies
Beijing, ciis.org.cn en + zh
China-United States Exchange Foundation
Hong Kong, cusef.org.hk en + zh
Development Reimagined
Beijing, developmentreimagined.com en
Institute of International and Strategic Studies Peking University
Beijing, iiss.pku.edu.cn en + zh
Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
Shanghai, siis.org.cn en + zh
Greater Tumen Initiative
Beijing, tumenprogram.org en
International security :
Center for International Security and Strategy (Tsinghua University)
Beijing, tsinghua.edu.cn en
Grandview Institution
Beijing, grandview.cn en + zh
Institute of European studies (CASS)
Beijing, ies.cass.cn en + zh
Multidisciplinary :
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung China
Beijing, china.fes.de en + zh
中国改革网
[ China Reform Network ]
Beijing, chinareform.net zh
中国改革发展研究院
[ China Institute for Reform and Development ]
Haikou City, Hainan Province, chinareform.org.cn zh
中国智库网 (国务院发展研究中心)
[ China Think Tank Network (Development Research Center of the State Council) ]
Beijing, chinathinktanks.org.cn zh
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung / Beijing representative office
Beijing, cn.boell.org en
中国改革论坛
[ China Reform Forum ]
Haikou City, crf.org.cn zh
Chinese Social Sciences Net
Beijing, cssn.cn en + zh
国务院发展研究中心
[ Development Research Center of the State Council ]
Beijing, drc.gov.cn zh
全国哲学社会科学工作办公室
[ National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning ]
Beijing, nopss.gov.cn zh
Our Hong Kong Foundation
Hong Kong, ourhkfoundation.org.hk en + zh
盘古智库
[ Pangoal Institution ]
Beijing, pangoal.cn zh
Tech :
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Beijing, caict.ac.cn en + zh
Urban Planning :
Urban & Innovation Environment Index
Guangzhou, uiei.org en