During a ceremony which was held on 25 november 2016 in the Royal School of Beijing, Mehri Madarshahi and Hans d/Orville were appointed as Members of the Advisory Board of CCG. The Center was founded in 2008, CCG has almost 100 full-time researchers and working staff. It published 5 prestigious Blue Books by China Social Sciences Academy Press, and many other reports and books for policymakers and the public. Headquartered in Beijing, CCG has established research institutes in Guangzhou, Qingdao, and Shenzhen and has overseas representatives. According to the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index by the University of Pennsylvania Think Tank and Civil Society Program, CCG was ranked 110th of the top think tanks worldwide, one of the world’s top 50 independent think tanks and one of the 100 top think tanks to watch for in the world. TTCSP also ranked CCG as the 7th think tank in China and the No. 1 independent think tank among the top Chinese think tanks.
