As one of the world's most famous national strategic advisory body, development experience of the Rand Corporation has an important reference for think tank's construction in China. The author conducted a study on the current development of the Rand Corporation, and summarized the recommendations, future development of think tank in China can learn from, on the basis of the Rand Corporation's successful experience. Recommendations are as follows:stick to their own independence; adhere to the principle of non-profit and broaden the financing channels; focus on the diversity of personnel selection and emphasis on the movement of persons; actively promote research achievements, and expand the influence of think tanks; exploit social resources effectively, and strengthen cooperation and exchange between cross-unit, inter-regional and even cross-border; improve think tanks' quality of research based on China's national conditions.