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| CASS |
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| Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)ˇAan institution
directly under the State Council and the highest academic research
organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, is a
national center for comprehensive studies in the Peopleˇ¦s Republic
of China. CASS was established in May 1977 growing out of the Department
of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It
has four past presidents, namely, Professor Hu Qiaomu, Professor Ma
Hong, Professor Hu Sheng and Professor Li Tieying. The present president
is Professor Chen Kuiyuan. |
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| CASS consists of 32 research institutes, 3 research
centers and a graduate school. The research areas cover as many as
300 disciplines, among which 120 are of key ones. Now CASS has a total
of 3,045 research staff members, of whom 1,531 have senior professional
titles, and 909 intermediate professional titles. |
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| Mission |
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| To make Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong thought and Deng
Xiaoping theory as a guiding principle, to follow the rule of development
of sciences, to carry out in-depth research in the fields of social
sciences and the humanities, to inherit and carry forward the excellent
historical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, and to absorb
and enrich the spiritual wealth of the human society. |
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| To promote research and to undertake and fulfill key
state research projects in light of Chinaˇ¦s national conditions, economic
and social development strategies and the trends; to organize academic
exchange between the Academy and the foreign countries, and also Taiwan,
Hong Kong and Macao, in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines
of the CPC and of the country; to provide information on academic
and research forefront and on newly emerging theories, and provide
important research papers and policy suggestions to the CPC Central
Committee and the State Council; and to reflect the new trends of
the academic communities. |
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| The Leadership of CASS |
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| President : Chen Kuiyuan |
| Vice-President: Leng Rong; Li Shenming; Jiang Lansheng;
Zhu Jiamu; Gao Quanli |
| Head of the Group for Inspecting Discipline Posted
at CASS by the Central Discipline Inspection Commission of CPC: Li
Qiufang |
| Secretary-general: Zhu Jinchang |
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Address: 5, Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing, 100732,
China
Telephone: +86 (010) 85195999 (operator)
Website: http://www.cass.net.cn |
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