Introduction to the Secretariat of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

The primary functions of the Secretariat of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era include: organizing scholars within the Academy to publish theoretical propaganda articles in the central government’s "Three Newspapers and One Journal" ^[1] under the name of the "Center"; organizing research on major projects concerning Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; holding academic seminars for the study and dissemination of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; hosting the annual conference of the Centers for the Research of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics within the national Chinese Academy of Social Sciences system; editing and publishing works and periodicals that research and interpret Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; and managing the WeChat public account "Research on the New Era and New Thought."

Current members: Hou Yingxin, Director Chang Chen, Deputy Director

Updated July 8, 2025