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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

State research institute and think tank based in China

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a state research institute and think tank of the People's Republic of China. It is a ministry-level institution under the State Council. The CASS is considered the country's top academic institution for philosophy and social sciences research.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a state research institute and think tank of the People's Republic of China. It is a ministry-level institution under the State Council. The CASS is considered the country's top academic institution for philosophy and social sciences research.2

Corporate structure

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences sits at the top of its group. 22 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing
    • China Social Sciences Press Subsidiary
    • Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary
    • Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Economics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Finance and Banking Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Finance and Trade Economics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary · China
    • Institute of Industrial Economics Subsidiary · Jinrongjie Subdistrict, China
    • Institute of Law Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Linguistics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary · China
    • Institute of Philosophy Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Population and Labor Economics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Quantitative and Technical Economics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of Sociology Subsidiary · Jingshan Park, China
    • Institute of World Economics and Politics Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary · China
    • Rural Development Institute Subsidiary · Beijing, China
    • Shandong Academy of Social Sciences Subsidiary · Jinan, China

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The predecessor of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, established in 1955. The Division of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the predecessor of CASS, elected 61 members of the academy.

The CASS was established in May 1977 based on splitting the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences from 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.

In 1979, CASS Vice President Huan Xiang led the first Chinese delegation of social scientists to travel to the United States.

In August 2006, the first batch of 47 members and 95 honorary members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences were selected. Subsequent elections were held in:

2010: 10 new members, 38 Honorary Members

2014: 4 new members

2018: 12 new members

2024: 9 new members.

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Up to 2024, a total of 82 members had been selected from the entire academy (as of March 2022, there were 133 honorary members).

From Wikipedia’s article on Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • China Social Sciences Press
  • Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies
  • Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Institute of Economics
  • Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
  • Institute of Finance and Banking
  • Institute of Finance and Trade Economics
  • Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Institute of Industrial Economics
  • Institute of Law
  • Institute of Linguistics
  • Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Institute of Philosophy
  • Institute of Population and Labor Economics
  • Institute of Quantitative and Technical Economics
  • Institute of Sociology
  • Institute of World Economics and Politics
  • Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Rural Development Institute
  • Shandong Academy of Social Sciences

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Timeline

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