China Development Institute (CDI) is a China-based think tank headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong. It was founded in 1989 to support the Chinese economic reform. CDI is also tasked with expanding international academic exchanges and cooperation between think tanks and private enterprise. CDI has approximately 100 full-time staff and with a network of affiliated scholars and experts from the region. They research leading issuesconcerning Chinese economic reforms and opening up. CDI also undertakes corporate consulting for domestic and foreign companies.