Center for Research on Global Public Diplomacy

Currently, the main dilemma for China to participate in the new round of globalization is as follows: while China’s economy has gone global, its public diplomatic ability in such basic aspects as global and regional economy, society, politics and culture is quite lagging behind. In other words, despite China’s rise as a great power, its insufficiency in public diplomacy has put it at a disadvantage in global game. Against such a background, the Center for Research on Global Public Diplomacy emerged at the right moment. Dedicated to constructing an interdisciplinary and inter-agency collaborative innovation mechanism, the Center focuses on current demands and aims to serve for national development strategies. It provides policy suggestions and innovative ideas for major foreign policy making of the government. It also exerts influence on domestic and overseas public opinions and reinforces understanding and dialogues among countries. Research areas and contents of the Center mainly include: global think tank development and public diplomacy, construction of public diplomacy theory and case library in China, public diplomatic strategy and responsive policy in China, and national image and soft power.

Director

Wang Lili

Deputy Dean of RUC NADS; PhD in Political Communication, China-US Joint Training Program of Tsinghua University; Associate Professor of the School of Journalism and Communication, RUC; member of the “Global Leadership” Program led of Prof. John Thornton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution. Wang was formerly the visiting researcher to the Brookings Institution, reporter of the China Radio International, member of the NPC Environment and Resource Protection Committee and Editor-in-Chief for China Environment and Resource website. Wang has published multiple works, such as Intellectual Capital-the Core Competence of Chinese Think Tanks, Revolving Door-American Think Tanks Research, Introduction of Public Opinion, Green Media-Environmental Communication in China and Global Leadership.

Deputy Director

Diao Daming

A Research Fellow of RUC NADS, Deputy Director of the Center, Associate Professor of School of International Studies, RUC. Diao was director's assistant at the Center for US-China Relations, Tsinghua University, associate fellow at Institue of American Studies, CASS. His major research fields covers American politics and diplomacy, Sino-US relations. Diao chaired one research project sponsored by national social science foundation, published three academic books, translated one academic work. More than thirty articles concerning Amercian politics, foreign affairs, and China-US ties were published by domestic and international media, including Qiu Shi, Foregin Affairs Review, Contemporary International Relations, American Studies Quarterly.

Members: Wang Lili, Song Jianwu, Wang Yiwei, Diao Daming, Liu Xiaoyan, Luan Yimei, Huang He and Su Qin