August 19, the delegation of U.S. Congressional staff visited SIIS and talked with President Yang Jiemian, Director Wu Chunsi of American Studies, Assistant Director Ye Yu of Economic Comparative Studies, research fellows Zha Xiaogang and Zhang Jun about China-U.S. relations, Chinese public opin...

December 11, SIIS holds the Conference on Sustainable Energy Relations between China and the US. The Distinguished Speaker is Michael T. Klare ,Professor of Peace and World-security Studies at Hampshire College, and the correspondent of The Nation magazine, and author of Resource Wars and Blood ...

August 18, the delegation of Confederation of Indian Industry visited SIIS and talked with President Yang Jiemian, Director Zhao Gancheng and Deputy Director Shao Yuqun of South Asian Studies, research fellows Wang Weihua, Liu Zongyi, and Zha Xiaogang about Chinese diplomacy, Sino-Indian relatio...

November 29, Mr. Sudheendra Kulkarni，Chairman of Observer Research Foundation Mumbai, visits SIIS and discusses with Prof. Zhao Gancheng, Director of the Center for South Asian Studies, Prof. Cai Penghong of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, Dr.Zha Xiaogang, research fellow from the Institut...

July 27, SIIS President Yang Jiemian, and Vice President Chen Dongxiao met with New Zealand Commissioner General of the World EXPO, Ambassador Philip Gibson, Consul General in Shanghai, Michael Swain, and Deputy Consul General Ms. Sandra Pope. The two sides talked about World EXPO diplomacy and ...

November 23, Mr. Tim Steinecke, PhD Candidate from University of St. Andrews visits SIIS and has discussion with Dr. Zhu Ming from Center for West Asian and African Studies and Dr. Xue Lei from Institute for World Economy Studies on Sino-Sudan relations.

July 27, SIIS President Yang Jiemian, and Vice President Chen Dongxiao met with Pakistani Consul General in Shanghai, Zafar Hasan, and talked about World EXPO diplomacy and expanding the effects of the World EXPO. Executive Director Wang Lei of Center for World EXPO Studies attended the meeting.

November 19, SIIS holds the Conference on Carbon Market and Global Governance for Green Development. The conference invites experts from SAIS, Environment Economy Centre at Fudan University, Shanghai Environmental Exchanges, Shanghai Futures Exchange, WWF, Shanghai Tower Construction and Development...

July 28, former British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Tony Blair visited SIIS, and gave a speech of "Understanding China and its Role in the World"to SIIS researchers, graduate students, and World EXPO volunteers.