In the recent three years, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized more than 60 major research projects on foreign policies. It is the first time to award the excellent research teams. The project undertaken by GRIIS, Opportunites, Challenges and Counter Measure Suggestions to China’s Going-out Strategy in the New Situation, was highly approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and adopted by related departments. Therefore, it received the annual project award for the excellent research teams of 2012 Research Project on the Major Foreign Policies of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.