   the chinese academy of social sciences (cass), established in 1977, is the premier and the most comprehensive academic research organization and national center in the people's republic of china for study in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, with the obligation of advancing and innovating in the scientific researches of philosophy, social sciences and policies. it was described by foreign policy magazine as the top think tank in asia. it is affiliated with the prc's state council. ==history== the cass was established in may 1977 with the aim of promoting the development of philosophy and social sciences, which had been almost totally destroyed in the cultural revolution. it was formed by separating 14 research units of the department of philosophy and social sciences from the chinese academy of sciences. the first president was hu qiaomu, and the current president is wang weiguang. cass assisted in the production of the anti-u.s. propaganda film silent contest. ==structure== the cass comprises five academic divisions: *philosophy, literature and history *economics *law, social studies and political studies *international studies *marxist studies it is made up of 35 research institutes: *academy of marxism *institute of literature *institute of ethnic literature *institute of foreign literature *institute of linguistics *institute of philosophy *institute of world religions *institute of archaeology *institute of history *institute of modern history *institute of world history *institute of political science *institute of ethnology and anthropology *institute of sociology *institute of law *institute of international law *institute of world economy & politics *institute of economics *institute of industrial economics *rural development institute *institute of finance and trade economics *institute of finance and banking *institute of quantitative and technical economics *institute of population and labor economics *institute for urban and environmental studies *institute of journalism and communication studies *research
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