Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the CASS (hereafter referred to as the Center) was founded on December 29, 2017, and is one of the first 10 research centers (academies) for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era approved by the CPC Central Committee.

The primary functions of the Center are to give full play to the characteristics and advantages of the CASS, focus on the study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and conduct systematic, in-depth and comprehensive study and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era by organizing the publication of theoretical articles in the “three newspapers and one periodical” of the central government, conducting research on topics, and organizing academic symposiums.

The daily work of the Center mainly includes: (1) organizing scholars within the Academy to publish theoretical articles in the name of the Center in the “three newspapers and one periodical” of the central government; (2) organizing research on major topics of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; (3) organizing academic symposiums for the study and publicization of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; (4) hosting the annual meeting of the research centers for socialism with Chinese characteristics within the academies of social sciences in China; (5) editing and publishing books and journals related to the research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; and (6) organizing the official WeChat account of “Study of New Thought in a New Era.”