What is a think tank

Think tank, also known as "think tank", that is, think tank, think tank, is a multi-disciplinary public research institution composed of experts, which provides advice for decision makers in dealing with social, economic, technological, military, diplomatic and other aspects, and provides the best theories, strategies, methods, thoughts and so on.

Think tanks gather experts and scholars from various disciplines, and use their wisdom and talents to provide satisfactory programs or optimization programs for the development of social economy, culture and other fields, which is an indispensable part of modern leadership and management system. The main tasks of the think tank include providing advice, providing suggestions for decision makers, judging operations, feedback, diagnosis and forecasting the future.

There are two types of think tanks: University think tanks and private think tanks. University think tanks are organizations affiliated to universities that engage in policy research and decision-making consultation. Such think tanks are created by universities alone or with the assistance of other institutions and groups.