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| Roundtable discussion with former U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger
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 Founded
in 1960, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) is acomprehensive
research organization for studies of international politics, economy,security
strategy and China's external relations. The SIIS is dedicated to
serving forChina's modernization drive, and for Shanghai's opening-up
and economic development. It mainly studies the United States, Japan,
Europe, Russia and the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on relations
among major powers and China's peripheryenvironment. Based on its
studies of theories of international relations and dynamic changes
of international affairs, the SIIS pursues both mid-term and long-term
comprehensive research on significant issues in contemporary international
politics, economy and security, providing relevant governmental departments
and institutions with research reports and other research findings
for reference, and presenting journals and magazines to the public
for popularizing knowledge of international affairs.After unremitting
efforts of several generations of its researchers, SIIS has gained
renowned reputation both domestically and internationally. In November
2006, SIIS was elected as one of the “Top 10 Think Tanks in China”
in the “First Forum on China’s Think Tanks” held in Beijing. And
in a research report released in the end of 2007 by Foreign Policy
Research Institute (FPRI) based at Philadelphia, USA, SIIS was listed
in the “Top 10 Think Tanks in the world (non-U.S.)”.
The SIIS has
about 80 full time staff members including 30 senior fellows. Main publications
of the SIIS include 《SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS》, 《INTERNATIONAL REVIEW》,
《WORLD OUTLOOK》, 《SIIS JOURNAL》, etc.
The SIIS maintains academic exchanges and
cooperative relations with hundred prestigious universities and leading
research institutions both in China and in 30 other countries and areas ,
sponsors various workshops and seminars, invites foreign scholars and leading
figures for academic exchanges, sponsors international conferences, sends
fellows abroad for academic tours and lectures or for international
conferences, and develops cooperative projects. The SIIS is authorized by the
Degree Committee of the State Council to confer M.A. degree. Beginning from
1979, the SIIS has admitted postgraduates for two- and half-year study on
international politics and international organizations. Relevant specialties
involve politics, economy, domestic and foreign policies of the United States,
Japan, Asia and Europe as well as international strategic issues. |
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