China Foreign Affairs University is a small-scale, high-level and distinctive national key university directly under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of serving China's diplomatic career. It is one of the six "small-scale pilot universities" of the Ministry of Finance, selected into the first batch of "Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Plan" of the country, and has a graduate school, which is known as "the cradle of China diplomats".

The Foreign Affairs University was established in September, 1955. It was initiated by Premier Zhou Enlai, approved by the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, and established on the basis of the School of Foreign Affairs of Renmin University of China. Premier Zhou personally wrote the name of the College, and Marshal Chen Yi, then Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Council, served as the first president of the Foreign Affairs College. 2014,6543813 On October, Vice Minister of Education Hao Ping and Assistant Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan signed the Agreement on Building a Diplomatic Academy between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.