- To enhance innovative research in the study of Chinese humanities with frontier research output;
- To nurture research students and young scholars for the field of Chinese humanities;
- To foster international collaborations and academic and cultural exchange, with its high-level platform for scholarly dialogues in Chinese studies;
- To promote knowledge transfer specific in Chinese humanities to the general public, by creating and distributing knowledge for positive social impact.
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