June 24, “The Eighth Annual Conference on China-Europe Relations and Cross-Strait Relations” sponsored by Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) is held in Tongli, Jiangsu Province. The Honorable Mr. Sun Yafu, Vice Minister of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council delivered a speech on invitation. SIIS President Yang Jiemian and Ms. Gudrun Wacker from German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) made welcome remarks. Officials, scholars, research fellows and think tankers from European Commission External Relations, the Lowey Institute for International Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, Asia Centre at Science Po and University of Leeds and China-based China Association of Taiwan Studies (CATS), China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Shanghai Institutes for International Studies（SIIS） attended the symposium and presented speeches.