The Center focuses its research on the history of the "Shanghai Jews" (the Holocaust refugees during World War II), the remnants of Jewish communities in China (the largest of which are in Tianjin, Harbin and Kaifeng) and political studies on the Near East.
The Center's focus is on investigating the past of the "Shanghai Jews" (refugees from the Holocaust during World War II), the remaining Jewish communities in China (notably in Tianjin, Harbin, and Kaifeng), and examining politics in the Near East.