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.)

