Original Source: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
China’s leading think tank devoted to social science and philosophy. The organization is composed of research institutes that examine key subfields within the social sciences, including history, economics, political science, and area studies, and has a division devoted to Marxist studies.
This article from the deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences links the Global Security Initiative (GSI) directly to Xi Jinping’s Overall National Security Outlook. The Outlook emphasizes that China’s national security is in part contingent on global security, and thus, Feng argues, strengthening the security architecture in accordance with the GSI is one of Beijing’s core interests.
China’s renowned international affairs scholar, Yan Xuetong, delivered this speech at the 14th Annual Meeting of Chinese Community of Political Science and International Studies, where he criticized the trajectory of China’s international relations discipline towards viral content rather than in-depth study based on scientific methodology.