Inaugural Meeting of Institute for Social Development (ISD)

Message from Chinese Social Sciences Net (by Zong Min) In the morning of May 17, 2011, the inaugural meeting of Institute of Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and “Chinese Experience of Social Development” was hold in Beijing. Chen Kuiyuan (Vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, Secretary of Party Committee CASS and President of CASS) wrote congratulations for the establishment of Institute for Social Development. Wang Weiguang (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Executive Vice-President of CASS), Li Shenming (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS), Gao Quanli (member of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS), Li Yang (member of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS), Li Qiufang (member of Party Committee CASS and Leader for the CASS Team of The commission for Discipline of the Central Committee of the CPC) and Huang Haotao (member of Party Committee CASS and Secretary-General of CASS) attended the meeting.

The meeting was presided over by Wang Suyue (Secretary of Party Committee ISD, Deputy Director of ISD).The leaders of other institutes of CASS and some academic representatives in Beijing attended the meeting.

The inaugural meeting of Institute of Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and “Chinese Experience of Social Development”

The congratulations from Chen Kuiyuan were showed in the meeting: “Concerning on the well-being of people; daring to argue with the sage. Working hard for social harmony; going forward no matter how difficult. Congratulations on the establishment of Institute for Social Development!” And then, Wang Weiguang (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Executive Vice-President of CASS) and Li Shenming (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS) unveiled the plague for ISD together.

Chen Kuiyuan (Vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, Secretary of Party Committee CASS and President of CASS) wrote congratulations for the establishment of Institute for Social Development.

Wang Weiguang (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Executive Vice-President of CASS) and Li Shenming (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS) unveiled the plague for ISD together.

Wang Weiguang made an important speech.

Wang Suyue (Secretary of Party Committee ISD, Deputy Director of ISD) presided over the meeting.

Li Hanlin (Director of ISD) made a speech on the meeting.

On the forum on “Chinese Experience of Social Development”, hosted by Qu Jingdong (Deputy Director of ISD), scholars made discussion on several topics, including “institution and strategy”, “social stratification and interest relationship”, “family wealth accumulation and social differentiation”, “community information and community building” and so on.