CIRC,consisting of experts in history, literature, policy, society, and economy, is ranked first in the overseas area in the initial step of assessing HK’s business, and is supported by the National Research Foundation Of Korea. They have been conducting fusion research with the keywords‘China’s knowledge’ by usingan agenda which was ranked in 2009 of lab is as a knowledge, educated person of China: topography and network.

HK business has been booming since 2007and is considered big scale among the humanities & social businessessupported by the National Research Foundation of Korea. HK business’ purpose is the‘establishment of, the improvement insocial communication of, and the creative realization of humanities & social research,’ and its main areas of content arethe reinforcement of research ability based on research, and the aim of fusion research over scientific researchthough the establishment of full time professors.HK business labshave ramified to a total of 41 labssuch as in the humanities & social areas, as well as the overseas area from 2007 to 2012. They are divided into large, medium, and small sizes, and the CIRC is considered a small size lab in the overseas area.

Examiners of this assessment said that even though the CIRC is a small lab, they achieve research results well and do great academic work. In particular, they have successful communication with China's researchers and audiences who are interested in China though their homepage and webzine. Above all, they plan to be an intermediary between agenda research and all of research business and study activity as a small lab.

In addition, the CIRC received attention through their connection with agenda research, domestic research, the International Science Council, international institutions and communicationwith foreign researchsuch asbooks, translations, journals.  They have also been recognized through their agenda business such as teaching knowledge, education DB, and pedigree of knowledge, and have received a good assessment onrestructuring simple, visual information and for being an important archivefor the future. As a result, the CIRC has been acknowledgedin theanticipationof its improvementthrough its research ability and specialization.

CIRC has been consistently receiving about 3 billion won annuallyfor 10years though the National Research Foundation of Korea, and a 10% additional supporting fee due to ranking first in partial assessment.With this, they are planning to improve study business (teaching knowledge and pedigree of knowledge),academicals and activities in cooperative research with international institutions.