Cai Fang is a former vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a secretary-general of the presidium of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the member of the department, a chief expert of the national think tank of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China. The main research areas include labor economics, population economics, economic growth, income distribution, China's economic reform, etc. His main works include "The World Significance of China's Economic Development", "Beyond the Demographic Dividend", " Perceiving Truth and Ceasing Doubts", "The Belt and Road" Handbook (editor-in-chief), and China Wisdom (an editor-in-chief).