SSILR is founded in December 2005,and the organization character is the Private Non-enterprise Organization. It is one of the governmental intellectual support units jointly formed by The People’s Government of Kunming and Kunming University of Science and Technology; it is one of China’s founding council members of GMS FRETA; it is one of connecting think tanks of Yunnan International Regional Cooperation Office/ Yunnan Lancang River- Mekong River Sub-regional Economic Cooperation and Coordination Leading Group Office/ Financing Service Office of People’s Government of Yunnan/ Yunnan Lancang River- Mekong River Sub-regional Economic and Trade Cooperation Center.In order to implement the policy to form Yunnan to be the radial center facing to South Asia and Southeast Asia proposed by China’s General Secretary Mr. Xi Jinpin, authorized by competent departments, it is renamed to be Kunming South Asia & Southeast Asia International Logistics Research Institute (SSILR) in January 2016 and registered to be the social organization.