國際形勢和中國外交藍皮書2010—2011(英文版)
國際形勢和中國外交藍皮書2010—2011(英文版)
China Institute of Internation Studies（CIIS），founded in 1956，is the think tank of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.It conducts research and analysis focusing primarily on medium and long
term policy issues of strategic importance，particularly those con-cerning international politics and world economy.It also makes comments and policy recommendations on major events and hot—spot
issues.
The predecessor institution of CIIS is the Institute of International Relations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences，which was founded in 1956.It was renamed the Institute of International
Relations in 1956.The name of the Institute changed to the present one in 1986.In 1998v，China Center for International Studies of the State Councill was incorporated with CIIS.
The institute has seven research departments，namely，Department for International and Strategic Studies，Department for American Studies，Department for Asia—Pacific Security and
Cooperation，Department for EU Studies，Department for Developing Countries Studies，Department for SCO Studies，and Department for World Economy and Development.In addition,there are ten research
centers.They are Center for Studies，Center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organi—zation Studies，Center for South Asian Studies，Center for African Studies，Center for Middle East Studies，Center for
South Pacific Studies，Center for Energy and Center for Economic Diplomacy and Security Studies.Currently，the institute has over 100 full—time researchers，and 40% of them are senior
fellows.
As one of China’s leading libraries for international studies，CIIS library has a total collection of about 250，000 books in seven
languages，namelyu，Chinese，English，French，Russian，German，Japanese and Spanish.The library’s collection covers a wide range of subjects，including politics，economics，military science，foreign
affairs and international law.
The Institute has its own editorial department，responsible for two periodicals:International Studies（bimonthly in Chinese）and China Internation Studies（Bimonthly in English）.
