December 17, Ambassador Zhao Jinjun, Executive Vice President of China National Association for International Studies (CNAIS) and President of China Foreign Affairs University, led a delegation to SIIS and attended the seminar of “Changing Asia-Pacific Configuration and China’s Periphery Policies” hosted by SIIS and CNAIS. Famous scholars from Beijing and Shanghai discussed the Obama administration’s policy adjustments and China’s periphery strategic planning under the changing Asia-Pacific configuration. After the seminar, Ambassador Zhao had a tour of SIIS’s new office building with congratulation.