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Think Tanks in China
A register of firms and the professionals working at them in the Think Tanks sector based in China. Browse the public index, then filter or export on Kipplo.
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The International Council On Clean Transportation
The International Council on Clean Transportation is an independent nonprofit organization founded to provide first-rate, unbiased research and technical and scientific analysis to environmental regulators. Our mission is to improve the environmental performance and energy efficiency of road, marine, and air transportation sectors and fuels, in order to benefit public health and mitigate climate change.
51 to 200 staff
The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead®. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status in the United States. TCB.org. Recent Awards & Recognition: 2025 Best Places to Work in NYC-Crain's 2025 Best Company Culture, Compensation, Work-Life Balance, Career Growth, Leadership-Comparably
201 to 500 staff
The Paulson Institute
The Paulson Institute is a non-partisan, independent “think and do tank” dedicated to fostering a US-China relationship that serves to maintain global order in a rapidly evolving world. Our focus on US-China is dictated by the reality that it is the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world. We often operate at the intersection of economics, financial markets, environmental protection, and policy advocacy, in part by promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth. We produce leading analysis and intellectual products to decode China’s political economy. We advocate for market and nature-based solutions to climate change and environmental conservation. We work with financial markets and international financial institutions to implement green lending standards. We convene thought leaders to generate new thinking and to help build a new framework on US-China policy. Founded in 2011 by former Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr, the Institute is based in Chicago with offices in Washington and Beijing. Our diverse, multicultural staff brings deep experience to our work from the highest levels of business, government, conservation, policy and research.
11 to 50 staff
China Development Institute
China Development Institute (CDI), a think tank based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, was founded in 1989 with the approval of the State Council to promote China's reform and opening-up, and to expand international academic exchange and cooperation. The mission set by its founders is to conduct high-quality and independent research to provide innovative insight and practical recommendations for business and public policy leaders. Since it was established, CDI has been committing to the exploration of a new route for Chinese research and consultation organizations through reform and institutional innovation that fits China's actual conditions. CDI has grown to become one of the leading think tanks in China for its problem-solving research and consulting service. CDI gathers together 100 full-time staff and with a network of affiliated scholars and experts. Mr. Xiang Huaicheng, Former Minister, Ministry of Finance, is the Chairman and Prof. Fan Gang, a noted economist in China, is the president.
51 to 200 staff
Center For China And Globalization
The Center for China and GlobalizationCCGis a leading non-governmental think tank in China. Founded in 2008 in Beijing by Henry Huiyao Wang, it advises Chinese authorities on foreign policy, trade, communications, talent, and other areas while advocating further opening-up, private entrepreneurship, and pragmatic cooperation with the international community. Serving as a bridge between China and the world, CCG convenes foreign ministers, scholars, journalists, and business leaders, and is a key point of contact for visiting diplomats and analysts. Internationally, it is one of China’s most active think tanks.
51 to 200 staff
China Development Research Foundation
The China Development Research Foundation is a non-profit institution that seeks to improve social and economic development in China through applied policy research, training, and informed dialogue. Initiated by the Development Research Centre of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the Foundation works on public policy issues in partnership with leading universities, financial institutions, private enterprises, and government agencies in China and internationally.
51 to 200 staff
China Energy Storage Alliance
CNESA is China's first and biggest NGO focusing on energy storage development. Until 2024, we have over 800 members covering full chain incl. producers of materials, BMS, battery and PCS, grid and users, as well as service, finance and consulting firms. Main work includes, industry research, policy making influence, organization standard making, event hosting and international communications. Our mission is to promote the development of a healthy and sustainable energy storage industry, through supporting of industry policy making, promoting applications and commercialization, R&D efforts, tech standards and networking event.
11 to 50 staff
China Thinkers Bureau
China Thinkers Bureau connects the world's leading minds to China's vast speaking events market, helping Chinese professional and academic audiences at conferences, seminars and similar engagements benefit from global perspectives and insight. Founded by media and think-tank veterans, China Thinkers Bureau is the only world-class thinker agency in China representing the world's greatest minds. We brand and bring to China world's eminent thinkers. 2016 along, CTB supported 100+ events that brought 40+ world-renowned Nobel laureates, former nation leaders and others to speak in China.
11 to 50 staff
Carec Institute
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting economic cooperation in Central Asia and along the Silk Road through knowledge generation and sharing. The Institute is headquartered in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The CAREC Institute is jointly shared, owned, and governed by eleven member countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the PRC, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a knowledge support arm of the CAREC Program which is a proactive facilitator of practical, results-based regional projects, and policy initiatives critical to sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity in the region, guided by the overarching vision of “Good Neighbors, Good Partners, and Good Prospects.”
11 to 50 staff
Taihe Institute
Taihe Institute (TI) is an independent, non-profit organization based in Beijing. Established in 2013, our mission is to provide informed analysis and opinion by way of in-depth research and be a main source of new ideas to help interested people better understand China and the rest of the world. To accomplish this mission, Taihe Institute gathers leading thinkers, intellectuals, policy and decision-makers and practitioners and encourages them to seek common values and solutions to the problems facing the global society and mankind. We aim to broaden the parameters of mutual understanding and bilateral and multilateral cooperation for better and harmonious inter-state and multi-actor relations. We undertake research into trends affecting global affairs and the international perception of China. Through in-depth analysis and expert insights, we have become a primary source of ideas and intellectual support in the creation of stronger universal ties. We focus our research on five areas: international relations, economics and finance, science and technology, education and culture, and ethnicity and religion. As a stakeholder in managing the increasingly complex and challenging international environment, we actively collaborate with like-minded agencies and institutions. We publish our research and proposals through media partners and our internal programs, including a regular digital journal in English, the TI Observer. Major findings are published in the form of the TI Library. Taihe Institute opens its arms and offers its resources to all parties who share a vision of collective universal cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
51 to 200 staff
Shanghairanking
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation. It has been the official publisher of the Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2009. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.
51 to 200 staff
Institute Of Finance And Sustainability Ifs
Established by Dr. Ma Jun, the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) is a Beijing-based non-profit think tank specialized in ESG investment, natural capital, green technology innovation, and low-carbon transitions. Its mission is to advance green finance and sustainable development in China and globally, through high-quality research, capacity building, and advocacy work on green finance policies as well as market and product development. IFS clients include international organizations, domestic and foreign governments, financial institutions, and enterprises. In recent years, the IFS has established and served as the secretariat for global initiatives, including but not limited to : 1) The Green Investment Principles (GIP) for the Belt and Road, launched in November 2018 by the China Green Finance Committee and the City of London Corporation with international partners, aim to scale sustainable finance in the global south. This initiative gathers key financial institutions to foster sustainable finance, especially in EMDEs, offering a platform for knowledge exchange and capacity enhancement. In five years, the GIP has evolved into a consortium of over 60 global entities across various economies. 2) The Capacity-Building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) is an international platform launched at COP28 in 2024, dedicated to providing impactful sustainable finance training services for EMDEs. CASI aims to train individuals by 2030 and will initiate its offerings in 2024 with four learning programs: in-person events, monthly seminars/webinars, e-learning products featuring a certificate program, and customized capacity-building events.
11 to 50 staff
Artificial Intelligence International Institute Aiii
Establish since 2017, Artificial Intelligence International Institute is an AI think tank that advocates the vision of Sustainable AI for Humanity. We focus on 3 pillars of sustainable development of AI: governance, technology and commercialization. Our goal is to deliver on the impact of meeting humanity needs of balancing economic needs, autonomy, governance, and ethics as AI advances. We work on four core research topics: transformation to autonomous enterprise, fusionovation to drive next-generation venture creation, AI governance and risk management, as well as next-generation AI.
11 to 50 staff
Massthinker
Vision of MassThinker**: To establish a global ecological collaboration platform that empowers innovative thinkers. MassThinker, a subsidiary of Shanghai Moma Design Group, stands as one of the few product innovation consulting firms in China equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology development capabilities. Established on January 28, 2013, the company is headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen and a branch in Hong Kong. As a council member of the Shanghai Industrial Design Association, MassThinker hosts the Shanghai Interaction Design Professional Committee. Furthermore, MassThinker is a long-term collaborative entity of the China-UK Artificial Intelligence Association. In 2024, MassThinker has been designated to host the **Consumer Innovation Trends Forum** at the 12th China User Experience Conference. The innovative practices of MassThinker’s Trend Insights Institute were recognized with the **Best Case Award** at the 2023 China User Experience Awards. Additionally, TranSurvey, an international accessibility communication tool developed by MassThinker, received the **2024 China User Experience Innovation Case Award**. The scope of MassThinker's services includes global foresight trend insights, market user research, ecological innovation strategy consulting, user experience innovation strategy and design, smart hardware demonstration development, and large language model application technology development. Our clientele encompasses leading companies such as Midea, Haier, Huawei, Honor, Changhong, ZTE, Vanke, Poly Real Estate, Greentown Real Estate, Yuexiu Real Estate, SAIC Motor, Geely, BYD, Ford China, Changan Ford, Volvo, Samsung, Intel, Philips, Johnson & Johnson, Zeiss, Alcatel, McKinsey, Shanghai UnionPay, China Telecom, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CITIC Bank, Minsheng Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, among others.
51 to 200 staff
Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation
The Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF) is the only publicly-funded foundation and cultural think tank in China focusing on the development of contemporary humanities and arts. BCAF is dedicated to discovering cultural innovation and advancing the public welfare of art. Through extensive and dynamic public programs in three major fields including cultural innovation, art public welfare, and think tank research. BCAF hopes to share the arts and culture freely and equally with the public in order to develop a civil society based on the concept of “Creative China.” BCAF is based in Beijing and has offices in New York, Berlin, and London. It has established a comprehensive collaborative platform integrating survey, plan, organization, and promotion through effective and professional working system. BCAF has organized diverse activities: China-EU Metropolis Think-tank summit” (2013), “MAPPING THE EU—CHINA CULTURAL AND CREATIVE LANDSCAPE”(2013-2015), “System and Mechanism of National Art Funding” Expert Convention (2013), “System and Mechanism of National Art Communication” Expert Convention(2014), “Official Cultural Program on the 50th Anniversary of China-France Diplomatic Relationship: China-France Culture Summit” (2014), “Cultural Policy Research Project of China's Ministry of Culture: Sino-Indian Cultural Connections” (2014), “Chinese Ethnic Minority Culture Inheritance and Protection Project” (2015-2017),China Cultural and Arts Foundation Summit (2015),“Urban Humanitarian Map” series (2015), China Designer Charity Alliance (2015), Chinese Pavilion of the 56th Venice International Art Biennale (2015), China Creative Cultural Leaders US Touring (2016), Children Medical Environment Quality-Improvement Project (2016), China Youth Talent Supporting Plan (2016), Creative China—New York Fashion Week: A Day in China (2016), etc.
11 to 50 staff
Luohan Academy
Luohan Academy was founded in Hangzhou China on June 26th, 2018. It is an open research institute initiated by the Alibaba Group and launched by world-renowned social scientists, which consist of the academy’s academic committee, including six Nobel Price laureates in economics. Luohan Academy will dedicate itself to collaborating with world-class social scientists and practitioners to collectively explore and shape the consensus regarding how to embrace the social and economic transformations brought by digital technology. The purpose of Luohan Academy is to serve the society at large, addressing the most important global challenges as well as having an eye for the humanity’s long-term future.
11 to 50 staff
China Center For International Economic Exchanges
CCIEE is committed to serving China’s development, improving people’s livelihood, and promoting exchanges and cooperation. By adhering to the socialist theoretical system with Chinese characteristics and the value of "Originality, Objectivity, Rationality and Compatibility", CCIEE actively conducts researches on significant domestic and international theoretical and strategic issues. CCIEE strives to make itself a think tank with Chinese characteristics, high standard, and great international influence. It gathers a wide range of intellectual resource to provide the central and local governments as well as enterprises with intellectual supports and consulting services, so as to improve China’s soft power.
51 to 200 staff
Dunhuang Academy
The Dunhuang Academy is the research institute responsible for overseeing the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in Gansu, China.
501 to 1000 staff
Centre For African Leadership & Excellence
I invite you to join our mission to see the rise of the African continent to global prominence and transform its societies through the development of effective systems and structures; encourage creativity and innovation; train people to pursue excellence and integrity in leadership and public life. Aims of CALE • To develop a think-tank or centre for relational thinking in African societies in accordance with communal kingdom lifestyle and principles of the Judeo-Christian traditions. • To carry out relevant research and consultancy work that will inform African leaders about current trends in societies and help shape policy direction and decisions that promotes the wellbeing of all. • To train leaders of excellence for various sectors of life within the African context with a missional mandate to influence and change organisations and wider society. • To provide fora for engaging people at different levels of society in a vigorous conversation for adoption and implementing policies and practices that lead to the common good of communities and society. Our mission is to: 1. Equip people by training visionary and servant leaders 2. Engage people by promoting creativity and communal living principles 3. Release people by advocating for personal integrity and honesty in public life
1 to 10 staff
Rock Environment And Energy Institute
The Rock Environment & Energy Institute (REEI) was established in July 2012. REEI provides research support for NGOs and corporations, focusing on environmental issues in China. We provide independent policy analysis on environmental and energy issues in China, such as climate change, energy, air pollution, carbon markets, environmental health, and municipal solid waste (MSW) management. Our mission is to be an independent think tank in pursuit of justice and sustainability.
1 to 10 staff
Simplicity
We design immersive and engaging learning programs to help you understand China's history, culture, architecture, innovation, and many more.
1 to 10 staff
Tenonstar
Helping people who want to do business in China: Our scope of service includes: a) Being your consultant or agent of your project in China b) Finding right candidate to represent your technology or product c) Providing complete marketing research report. d) Searching for potential buyers of your technology or product. e) Arranging technical and commercial negotiation with your potential clients. f) Providing consultation for your investment g) Sourcing product h) Arranging your stay in China for exhibition, conference, and other commercial activities
11 to 50 staff
The Belt And Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was unveiled in 2013 by China’s president Xi Jinping and since then has been ubiquitous around the world. Although in recent years much has been said and written about China’s flagship Initiative, there are still a lot of uncertainties surrounding it. Which entities and mechanisms are related to BRI? Which projects are actually BRI projects? How much has been invested along the route so far? What are the implications of BRI projects for local and regional economies, societies and the environment? What are the specific financial risks of BRI projects? How far does the Belt and Road Initiative reshape the global trade system and potentially the geopolitical order? All of these questions currently cannot be answered sufficiently. What is certain though is that the BRI is here to stay. Due to the fact that the BRI has considerable potential to impact the political and economic world order greatly – not just because of its financial scale – we believe it is crucial to facilitate the debate and to foster knowledge about the Belt and Road Initiative. Verified information regarding the BRI and related projects is scarce. For this reason, this website seeks to shed light on the different layers of the Initiative and to gather data by looking closely at the single projects along the BRI corridors and the related facts & figures. By doing so we hope, not only to understand the individual projects better but also to draw conclusions regarding the general outline of the single corridors and eventually of the whole Initiative. Sign up for our Newsletter to stay up to date!
1 to 10 staff
Ycc Inc
YCC Inc. is an independent research institute funded by a group of passionate professionals in the field of economics, transport, environmental science, and climate change. Formed in 2009, YCC dedicates its independent studies on transport-related policies, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, and environmental (especially air quality, oil spill, and biosecurity) and social economic impact evaluation and reduction solutions, etc. YCC is offering high quality consulting services and expertise for development agencies (e.g. ADB, World Bank), policy-makers, think tanks, private sectors, and government (e.g. Chinese Ministry of Transport). Working as a professional partnership, YCC forms a wide network of partners and associates around the world to work together on research and project-basis. The philosophy of YCC is to generate independent views from the synthesized expertise and professional background, therefore to mitigate transport-related external impacts. Our researches and services include: Transport Welfare Economics & Policies Social Cost-Benefit Analysis & External Cost Evaluation Air Quality & Climate Change Transport Environmental Impact (emission, biosecurity, oil spills, etc.): Evaluation & Solutions Green Shipping & Logistics Transport & Green Financing Solutions Renewable Energy Project Appraisals, Reviews and Evaluations
1 to 10 staff
