The Institute for a Community with Shared Future (ICSF) is a Beijing-based think tank managed by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and hosted at the Communication University of China (CUC).[1][2] Founded in November 2019,[3] the think tank aims to enhance China's "discourse power" overseas and promote the Chinese Communist Party's concept of a "community of shared future for mankind" by establishing research centers with universities in other countries.[1] ICSF has been described as an instrument of the country's soft power and "external propaganda" efforts, and likened to prior Confucius Institutes also established in partnership with multiple universities around the world.[1]
人类命运共同体研究院 | |
| Abbreviation | ICSF |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 29, 2019 |
| Type | Think tank |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
Key people | Li Huailiang |
Parent organization | Ministry of Education |
| Affiliations | Communications University of China |
| Website | icsf |
| Institute for a Community with Shared Future | |||
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| Simplified Chinese | 人类命运共同体研究院 | ||
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As of 2026[update], ICSF has opened at least 23 affiliated research centers with overseas universities and think tanks, typically within media studies or China studies departments.[1]
History
editOn November 29, 2019, the creation of the ICSF was announced at a ceremony held at the CUC.[3][4] In October 2020, ICSF held a ceremony to begin the launch of affiliated research centers internationally.[5] The same month, the Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future was formed in Islamabad.[6] In January 2022, ICSF and the Central University of Venezuela established a center.[7]
In November 2024, ICSF and Saint Peter's University in New Jersey jointly established the China-US Research Center for a Community with Shared Future.[1][8] In January 2025, Wang Yi inaugurated the Research Center on Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind at the China Foreign Affairs University.[9] In April 2025, ICSF and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaysia launched the ASEAN Research Centre for a Community with Shared Future.[10] In May 2025, ICSF held the First International Seminar on the Community with Shared Future at the University of Havana.[11][12]
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 Haime, Jordyn (2026-03-20). "The Campus Front for Xi's World Vision". Lingua Sinica. China Media Project. Archived from the original on 2026-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Institute for a Community with Shared Future". Lingua Sinica. Archived from the original on 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 "China Gets First "Common Destiny" Center". China Media Project. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "首家人类命运共同体研究院在中国传媒大学成立-新华网" [First Institute for a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind Established at Communication University of China]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ↑ "International Research Centers for a Community with Shared Future launches at CUC". People's Daily. October 26, 2020. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Pakistan Research Center For a Community with Shared Future". prccsf.com. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Gerdel, Aymara (2022-10-29). "A Community With a Shared Future for Mankind: China's Proposal to the World at 20th CPC National Congress". Orinoco Tribune. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "WeiDong Zhu, Ph.D., Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Invited to Attend the 70th Anniversary Celebration of Communication University of China". Saint Peter's University. November 6, 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Research center on building community with shared future for mankind inaugurated in Beijing". Xinhua News Agency. January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "UTAR and CUC jointly established ASEAN's first Research Centre for a Community with Shared Future". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Chinese and Cuban Scholars Discuss Building a Community with Shared Future". Institute for a Community with Shared Future. Xinhua News Agency. June 2, 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Especial: Académicos de China y Cuba debaten sobre Comunidad de Futuro Compartido". Xinhua News Agency (in Spanish). May 28, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2026-03-21.