On October 14, a field study team headed by Dr. Lin Huihuang from Institute of Public Policy of South China University of Technology (SCUT) and Dr. Wang Ou from School of Public Administration of SCUT visited to learn about the operating model of CDI, a successful think tank. Mr. Liu Rui, Assistant to the President, Ms. Feng Yueqiu, Director of International Cooperation Department and Mr. Zheng Yujie, Director of IT Department met with the research team. Mr. Zheng Yujie introduced development course, research and consultation, and management mechanism about CDI. The research fellows hold that our successful experience was worth learning for the building of new types of think tanks in China.