英国顶尖智库的特点及其扩散涉华观点的途径

英国智库在塑造本国、欧洲乃至全球民意走向和政策进程等方面，更发挥着直接而重要的作用。本文首先概要介绍了英国智库发展的背景，根据评估资料筛选顶尖智库并进行分类剖析；在此基础上，本文分析了英国顶尖智库发挥现实影响的主要途径和方式，并试图基于这些分析提出相应建议。

British think tanks play significant roles in opinion-shaping and policy-making both within and beyond Europe by taking advantage of the UK’s educational and cultural resources and the country’s international influence. Through analysing how the leading British think tanks establish themselves and promote their China-related ideas and opinions, this paper argues that these think thanks are able to effectively shape public opinions and policy processes through close and active engagements with politicians, academics, and the media. In addition, these think thanks also significantly benefit from the cultural legacies of the British Empire, the fact that English is widely adopted as a professional working language, and London’s unique position as a global city.