China Institute of International Studies(ClIS) is the think tank of China's Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs. It conducts research and analysis, which focuses primarily on medium and long-term policy issues of strategic importance, particularly those concerning international politics and world econo-my. It also carries out research and offers policy recommendations on major events and pressing issues.

The institute currently has 8 research departments, namely Department for International and Strategic Studies, Department for American Studies, Department for Asia-Pacific Studies, Depart-ment for European Studies, Department for Developing Countries Studies, Department for Euro-pean-Central Asian Studies, Department for World Economy and Development Studies and De-partment for Latin America and Caribbean Studies.

The Research Center for the Belt and Road Initiative was established in July 2014 to strength-en the research on the Belt and Road Initiative and provide intellectual support for its advance-ment. The main task of the center is to conduct basic research in the field related to the Belt and Road Initiative, to carry out think-tank exchanges among countries alongside the Belt and Road, and to engage in public diplomacy focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative.