The Centre for Chinese Studies in Hanoi

By Nguyen The Tang

The aims of the Centre are as follows: to do research on Chinese history, economics, politics, society, culture, and language in order to produce scientific documents which will serve as a guide to determining Vietnam's internal and external policies; to coordinate research cooperation and exchange information related to China with other Centres for Chinese Studies at home and abroad; to train and update researchers on China.
To carry out the above-mentioned functions, the Centre for Chinese Studies is divided into the following sections:
Department for the History and Culture of China; department for the Economics and Politics of China; department for Diplomatic Relations with China; department for Hongkong, Macau Research; the library; administration -- department for External Relations.

At present, the Centre for Chinese Studies houses thirty researchers. Its director is Prof. Nguyen Huy Quy.
Although the Centre was established only two years ago, it has already organized several scientific conferences, contributed to ministerial level programmes, and worked on many personal projects. It has also published several books. Early in 1995, the Centre published the first issue of the Chinese Studies Review which will appear every three months. Plans to step up publication to every two months have been discussed.
The Centre maintains friendly, cooperative relations with other foreign centres in such countries as China, Japan, the USA, and France, as well as with non-governmental organizations in Taiwan, Hongkong, and Macau.

At present, the Centre emphasizes the following issues:
Reform and the open-door policy in the PR China; the transformation of the economic structure in Taiwan; relations between China and Southeast Asian countries; administrative reform in the PR China.

In the near future, the Centre for Chinese Studies expects to develop close relations founded on multi-sided cooperation with other overseas centres for Chinese Studies. We sincerely hope that this will speedily produce visible results.

The Centre for Chinese Studies
H1- Kim Ma Thuong Street
Cong Vi-Ba Dinh Hanoi
Vietnam
Tel: +84-4-32184 / 325175
Fax: +84-4326380

Dr Nguyen The Tang is the deputy-director of the Centre for Chinese Studies, Hanoi