July 19, SIIS President Yang Jiemian was interviewed by Beijing Review journalist Yan Wei.

October 20, Mr. Yasuyuki Sugiura from the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) visits SIIS and discusses with Prof. Wu Jinan, Deputy Director of the Academic Committee and Dr. Cai Liang, research fellow of the Center for Japan Studies.

July 18, Dan Chugg, Chief Counsellor of the British Embassy to China, visited SIIS and talked with President Yang Jiemian about China-UK relationship and World EXPO diplomacy.

October 14, The delegation of SICYTAR led by Prof. Oviedo Eduardo Daniel pays a visit to SIIS and discusses with Prof. Wu Chunsi, Director of Center for American Studies, Prof. Zhang Mingde, and other research fellows in the Center of American Studies.

July 18, former President of China Institute of International Studies, former Chinese ambassador to Australia, Mr. Yang Chengxu visited SIIS and talked with President Yang Jiemian, Vice President Yang Jian about China-Europe relationship.

August 8, The delegation of Okinawa International University visited SIIS. Prof. Wu Jinan, Vice Chairman of the SIIS Academic Committee met with the delegation and talked about the economic and social evaluation of the Shanghai World Expo and the future of Shanghai"s economic development. ...

July 13, SIIS President Yang Jiemian and Vice President Chen Dongxiao met with Mr. Liu Changle, CEO of Phoenix Television during the editorial boarding meeting of China-United States Exchange Foundation。

July 15, Mr. Maximilian Rech, Project Executive of Friends of Europe, visited SIIS to have discussions with Prof. Ye Jiang, Director of Center for European Studies, Dr. Zhang Haibing, Deputy Director of Institute for World Economy Studies together with Dr. Fang Xiao, Deputy Director of the Departmen...

July 14, Vice President Chen Dongxiao met with the delegation of Columbia War College on invitation and gave a keynote speech on China"s diplomatic situation. SIIS research fellows Niu Haibin and Lou Xiangfei also attended the event.