July 20, The Honorable Mr. John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs pays a visit to SIIS, and delivers a keynote speech on the theme of Canadian foreign policy. Amb. David Mulroney, Ambassador of Canada to China, Mr. Nadir Patel, Consul General of Canada in Shanghai as well as Amb. Zhang Junsai, Ambassador of China to Canada and Amb. Mei Ping, former Chinese Ambassador to Canada join the event. SIIS President Yang Jiemian, Vice President Chen Dongxiao and Vice President Yang Jian meet with the Canadian Foreign Minister. President Yang Jiemian delivers welcome remarks and chairs the event. Mr. Ding Huanhuan, Executive Vice Chairman, Committee for Friendship with Foreign Countries, CPPCC Shanghai and Prof. Xu Mingqi, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) join the discussion. SIIS members that participate in the event include Prof. Zhao Gancheng, Executive Director of Institute for International Strategic Studies, Prof. Ye Jiang, Executive Director of Institute for Global Governance Studies, Prof. Ma Ying, Director of Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Prof. Wu Chunsi, Executive Director of Center for American Studies, and among others together with delegates of graduate school students.