Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, with the obligation of advancing and innovating in the scientific research of philosophy, social sciences and policies. It was described by "Foreign Policy" magazine as the top think tank in Asia. CASS is under the auspices of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. History. The CASS was established  in May 1977, based on the 14 research units of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with the aim of promoting the development of philosophy and social sciences, under the instruction of Deng Xiaoping. The first president was Hu Qiaomu, and the current president is Xie Fuzhan. The quantity of scholars participating in academic exchanges has gone from dozens of people divided into 10 batches in 1979, to over 4,100 people divided into 1398 batches in 1995. In the meanwhile, CASS has established a constructive relationship with over 200 research organizations, academic communities , institutions of higher learning, foundations and related government departments, covering more than 80 countries and regions. The Dictionary Editing Office of the Institute of Linguistics edits A Dictionary of Current Chinese. The predecessor of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences established in 1955. Structure. CASS currently has over 3,200 resident scholars. As of November 2020, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has 6 university departments, 42 research institutes, 6 functional departments, 5 directly affiliated institutions, and 3 directly affiliated companies. Of its functional departments, five are focused  on research. Predecessor. The China Social Sciences Publishing House was established on 14 June 1978 under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Publishing house. The China Social Sciences Press () was established in June 1978 under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and has published over 8,000 books since its inception. "Source: China Social Science Network"