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The annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum was jointly initiated by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tank and Civil Society Program (TTCSP) in 2016. CCG and TTCSP had co-hosted five editions of this signature annual think tank conference until the tragic passing of TTCSP’s director Dr. Jim McGann in 2021. Since the covid pandemic, face to face contacts between Chinese and global think tank communities had remained limited due to travel restrictions and deteriorating relations between China and the west.
CCG hosted the 9th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
On December 4, 2024, the 9th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum, organized by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and supported by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS), was convened in Bei….


CCG Holds 8th China Global Think Tanks Innovation Forum
Videos | 8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum The 8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum was successfully held in Beijing from October 23-24, 2023, jointly organized by CCG and The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). The was the largest in-person exchange….
7th Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
The 7th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum, organized by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and supported by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, brings leading figures from the global think tank community to discuss topics such as China-US competition and cooperation in….


CCG holds Sixth Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
Beijing, 7 December 2021. The Sixth Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum 2021 brought together international delegates from academia, think tanks, and NGOs from more than 10 countries to exchange insights on key issues of international relations and innovative ways of developing global think tanks.….
CCG & TTCSP Co-host 5th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
On November 24, 2020, the fifth Annual China Think Tank Innovation Forum was held in Beijing, organized by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and co-hosted by Think Tanks and Civil Society Program (TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania. The forum aimed to discuss the latest changes in the world, ….


Think tank forum calls for innovation to meet global challenges
The 4th Annual China Global Think Tank Forum welcomed think tankers, scholars and experts in this field from around the world to share their views and solutions to current challenges faced by global think tanks. Hosted at the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing, on May 28, 2019, representatives from Chinese ….
2019 High-level Seminar on World-Leading Think Tanks
The 2019 High-level Seminar on World-Leading Think Tanks took place on May 29th in Beijing, convening experts from leading Chinese and international think tanks. Hosted by Center for China and Globalization (CCG), University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTSCP) and the Penn Wharto….


2018 Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
In an ever-more globalized world where technology and politics drive rapid changes, think tanks can play an invaluable role in contributing towards sustainable, balanced global development and harmonious cross-border relations. In recent years, think tanks have been proliferating in Asia. China, in particular….
2nd China Global Think Tank Innovation Summit Calls for High-level Think Tank Cluster
More than 200 scholars and guests of 70 think tanks from 20 countries gathered in Qingdao, a coastal city of east China’s Shandong province, on June 22 to 24 for the 2ndChina Global Think Tank Innovation Summit. This activity aims to talk about the construction of a high-level think tank cluster in order to a….


CCG Leads Discussion about Innovation and Development of Chinese Think Tanks
On June 6, 2016, the Center for China and Globalization joined its domestic and international partners to hold the 2016 China Think Tank Innovation Summit to explore new models and development paths of Chinese think tanks in the new era. The scholars and experts at the conference agreed that Chinese think tan….