The China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) is a

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

based in

Beijing, China } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. The CCIEE is an international economic research, exchange, and consulting service organization approved by the

government of the People's Republic of China The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, mili ...

. It is a comprehensive organization that concentrates high-end talents in the field of economic research and extensively contacts various economic research forces. Founded in 2009, its self-described mission is "promoting international economic research and exchanges and providing consulting service." The establishment of CCIEE has been characterized as a demonstration of what some scholars had previously described as an emerging effort by Chinese policy leaders to create mechanisms to "facilitate broad domestic and international policy discussions" combining the expertise of political officials, business leaders, and academics returning from overseas study. The CCIEE has been described as "China's top think tank." Though funded by both government and private sources, the CCIEE has been noted for its tight connections to the government of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Underscoring this relationship, its offices are located a few hundred meters from

Zhongnanhai Zhongnanhai () is a former imperial garden in the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City, Beijing, adjacent to the Forbidden City; it serves as the central headquarters for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council of the People' ...

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* Organizations established in 2009 Organizations based in Beijing 2009 establishments in China Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in China Political and economic think tanks based in China {{China-org-stub