Registered as a national social group at the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China, China Urban-townization Promotion Council (CUPC) is a new type think tank which is specialized in urbanization & townization research and promoting the development of the New-type Urbanization in China.



Fundamental Purposes


With the guidance of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we have carried out extensive research on the urbanization of China in an all-round way, and actively promoted the construction of the New-type Urbanization in China. Our fundamental purposes are to speed up the integration of urban and rural areas, to explore the development route for the New-type Urbanization with Chinese characteristics and ultimately, and to contribute the great work of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation and the realization of Chinese Dream.




Primary Roles


  • Carry out multi-type, multi-level, diversified urbanization research that is closely related to the party and the country's central work and strategic deployment. Provide urbanization decision-making advisory services in the field of urbanization to all levels of government departments and social groups.

  • Study the theory and methods of the new urbanization in China, and advance the establishmen of a research system of the theory of the New-type Urbanization with Chinese characteristics.

  • Conduct in-depth case study in the development of China's urbanization combining the experiences of China's reform and opening up practice. Summary and promote the important experience and results of China's urbanization timely.

  • Systematically collect, organize and study the information of urbanization in China, establish a database of urbanization in China, and provide our city's urbanization information service in time for all sectors of society;

  • Organize domestic and foreign training sessions and seminars for our country to provide personnel training services in the field of the New-type Urbanization.

  • Edit and publish training materials, academic works, scientific research, magazine newspapers of urbanization theory and practice and so on, according to the provisions of the organization;

  • Organize the exhibition of urbanization, experience exchange, project promotion and other activities, and vigorously promote the New-type Urbanization along with China's advanced experience and typical cases;

  • Organize the international exchange activities of urbanization to introduce the achievements of urbanization in China, and to expand the international influence of urbanization in China;

  • Undertake other tasks entrusted by the relevant government departments.