Since its establishment in 1998 in Hong Kong, China Institute of City Competitiveness, hereinafter referred to as CICC, began to do independent and professional research in city competitiveness and has independently set up designed GN city evaluation system. CICC published research evaluation results in the form of press release in 2002 for the first time and has successfully held Press Release for the First China City Competitiveness Ranking.

    Press release adheres to the principle of public welfare and non-profit and is held once a year. We take China City Competitiveness Ranking as the core, constantly expand the research field of urban competitiveness and make scientific analysis and comparison of China city comprehensive competitiveness, growth competitiveness, single or special competitiveness and characteristic competitiveness. CICC successfully held a press release every year and has continuously published China City Competitiveness Ranking for 16th times by 2017. To keep pace with the times and supplement and perfect these ranking lists, we begin to hold the Press Release for China City Classification Advantages Ranking in Hong Kong from 2008 and for 10 times so for. The publication of city ranking makes CICC set up its own authority and credibility in the society and receive worldwide attention and concern of city government and social sectors.

      China City Competitiveness Ranking and China City Classification Advantages Ranking are based in Hong Kong and looks at the world. We always adhere to the principle of “being independent, objective” and impartial and the tenet of “let the world know China, let China integrate into the world”. After years of effort, press release has been an international brand with authority in research field of city competitiveness, is widely recognized by cities and society and makes contribution to prosperity and development of Chinese cities and corporation and double winning of world cities.