The China Foundation for International Studies has an academic committee, a public relations committee and a strategic research center. It has research centers in the United States, Russian Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as research centers in world economy, energy diplomacy, ecological security, and foreign exchanges and cooperation. The centers of the China Foundation for International Studies are playing an important role in international research, foreign exchange and public diplomacy.

20 10 12 the China foundation for international studies has set up a news center and created the website of the China foundation for international studies-the internet.