Research Institute of International Trade was founded in 2006, and is under the charge of Professor Chen Lizhen. This institute is most engaged in theoretical and practical researches in international direct investment and technical cooperation, international trade theory, policy and practices, international business operation and management, as well as industry economy and regional economy; it provides consulting services in industrial and regional planning, and foreign trade policy; it runs businesses in training export salesmen, international business engineers, customs declaration clerks and so on.