Founded in 1958 and administered by the Municipal Government of Shanghai, SASS is China’s oldest institution for the humanities and social sciences and is the largest one outside the capital of Beijing. SASS is a leading think tank and a distinguished academic institution in China.

Research Center for the Belt and Road (RCBR) is directly under the administration of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, which mainly undertakes the construction and operation of the National Database for the Belt and Road Initiative (www.silkroadinfo.org). The database is jointly organized by CCIEE and SASS, which aims to provide professional information and consulting services for the comprehensive promotion of “Belt and Road” Initiative.