International Cooperation Department is the department in charge of management on international exchanges and cooperation of DRC. Its main functions include: formulate management regulations on international exchanges and cooperation of DRC; formulate development plans and annual programs for DRC’s international exchange and cooperative activities; approve and manage DRC’s international cooperation programs, bilateral and multilateral conferences and the affairs of international organizations; approve and manage international exchange activities including overseas business visits of DRC staff, inviting and receiving overseas visitors; organize and manage academic exchanges and cooperation programs of DRC with Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province; responsible for management of the international personnel exchange and training programs of DRC and; attend to other foreign affairs of DRC.
     The Department is also responsible for the editing of the column on the DRC website News on International Exchanges and other international publicity affairs of DRC.
     For many years and in close collaboration with other research departments and institutes of DRC, the International Cooperation Department has planned, organized and promoted a large number of international academic exchange and cooperation activities including joint research and international conferences. At the same time, the Department has also organized and participated in the research work of relevant international joint study projects.