The ThinkINchina acronym ‘TIC’ identifies the central elements of the platform:
The logo of ThinkINchina is an artificial Chinese character combining the elements ‘gate’ (門), ‘to discuss’ (論) and ‘country’ (國). We’d like to suggest a thread for our conversations, that can form a door into a discussion about issues of this country that we are residing in and are passionate about. ‘TIC’ is therefore meant to be a discussion on China from within China.