Abstract:The foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) is an important part of China's talents team building and the influential force in the construction of the think tank. Strengthening the team building of foreign members is an important channel to promote international academic and scientific exchanges, utilize international high-end intellectual resources, and serve the country's scientific and technological development and diplomatic strategy. This study comprehensively analyzes the origin of the foreign member system, and the status quo of the foreign member system of CAE. Through case studies, it has also researched on the working mechanism to ensure the better function of the foreign members, and put forward the policy recommendations for further optimizing the foreign member system of CAE and strengthening international exchanges and cooperation.