Recently the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences held an election of new members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in accordance with the Detailed Rules for the Election of New Members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. After going through such procedures as nomination, qualification review, department review, external academic evaluation, public announcement, and election by the Academic Committee, a total of 9 new members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, including Professor Mo Jihong, director of CASS Institute of Law, were elected.