China’s Perception of Iran under the Global Governance Initiative: A Pragmatic Partnership Based on Shared Interests
On 1 September 2025, China officially launched its Global Governance Initiative (GGI全球治理倡议), articulating five core principles: sovereign equality, the rule of international law, multilateralism, a people-centred approach, and results-oriented cooperation.
Holding of the “Third China Summer School” by the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank
The China Summer Schools, one of the key initiatives of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank, began in 2023 and, with two successful editions and over 900 participants from Iran and several foreign countries, has become an effective platform for dialogue among researchers, experts, and enthusiasts in the field of China studies.
Iran-Israel War: Implications for China – Iran Relations
World Geostrategic Insights interview with Farshad Adel on the U.S. strategy in the Middle East, Iran’s role in the changing regional geopolitical landscape, China’s approach to the Middle East, and the implications of the Iran-Israel conflict on relations between China and Iran.
Iran-China Think Tank’s MOU with Jahanemoaser Institution
Hossein Ghaheri, the head of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute, and Dr. Shoaib Behman, the president of the Institute of…
Chinese Governance in the Belt and Road Initiative
Cooperation between Iran and China cannot be achieved in a vacuum, and it will not take shape simply with a political agreement between elites. This becomes clear when we look at China’s design and groundwork in other target countries along the Belt and Road Initiative
The Joint meeting of Iran-China Think Tank and Islamic Parliament Research Center Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
How can the idea of Iranrah cause changes in the governance structures of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the region? Dr. Ali Hadavi, the theoretician of the Iran Road and visiting researcher of the Think Tank of Strategic Studies of Iran and China, as well as Farshad Adel, the secretary of the Silk Road Research Working Group…
The First China Studies Summer School in Iran
Iran-China Think Tank for Strategic Studies (ICTSS) successfully conducted the first edition of Summer School on China Studies in Iran. This academic and cultural endeavor spanned from July 21st to July 27th in a virtual format
Memorandum of Understanding between Iran-China Think Tank for Strategic Studies and Shahid Beheshti Graduate School of Governance
Memorandum of Understanding between Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank
Establishment News
Ilna news agency noted that with the first meeting of the Policy Council, the think tank for strategic studies of Iran and China was established and launched.
Chinese Governance and the Advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative
to fully leverage the Belt and Road Initiative and maximize the benefits of the 25-year agreement with China, Iran should prioritize the establishment and promotion of essential collaboration infrastructures outlined in the aforementioned plan