Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
中国社会科学院 (Chinese)
	CASS headquarters
Abbreviation	CASS
Formation	May 7, 1977
Type	Think tank
Headquarters	South Middle Ring Road, Wangjing Area, Chaoyang District
Location	Beijing, China;
Coordinates	39°54′28″N 116°25′34″E / 39.9078°N 116.4262°E
Party Secretary and President	Gao Xiang
Parent organization	State Council of the People's Republic of China; Ministry of State Security (15th Bureau)
Subsidiaries	China Social Sciences Press
Staff	3200
Website	www.cssn.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中国社会科学院
Traditional Chinese	中國社會科學院
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese state research institute and think tank. It is a ministry-level institution under the State Council of the People's Republic of China.