Among turbulences over the East Sea, disputes between China and the ASEAN countries are serious
accordingly, it is very important to find a common voice in order to maintain regional peace and security. The article, among a series of research on the role of epistemic communities in the East Sea disputes, aims to survey the role of China's epistemic community and the links between them and state agencies in the process of drawing up Chinese foreign policy of Beijing. Moreover, due to the unclearness and unconvincingness of the official standpoint as well as "evidence" of sovereignty over the East Sea advanced by China
learning about the role of China's epistemic community in Chinese actions is extremely necessary.