On 3 June 2026, Romanian scholar Radu Magdin visited SIES and discussed the
topic “How China Can Revamp and Resume Its Strategic Projects in the CEE
Region” with SIES experts. Participants included Professor Ding Chun, President
of SIES; Dai Yichen, Executive Deputy Director of the Division of European
Studies at the Institute for International Studies of SASS; Professor Liao Jia,
Director of the Center for Central and Eastern European Studies at Shanghai
University of International Business and Economics; Long Jing, Deputy Director
of the Center for European Studies at SIIS; Professor Song Lilei of Tongji
University; Yan Shaohua, Deputy Director of the Center for China-Europe
Relations at Fudan University; and Zhu Yichen, Director of the Consulting
Department of SIES, among others. (For detailed proceedings, please refer to
the summary.)

