December 9, Amb. Christopher Hill, Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the United States pays a visit to SIIS. Prof. Suisheng (Sam) Zhao, Executive Director of Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at the University of Denver also comes for a visit. SIIS Vice President Chen Dongxiao meets with the Denver Delegation, and has in-depth discussions with the American guests on such issue as the recent development of regional configuration in East Asia. Prof. Wu Chunsi, Executive Director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies, Dr. Shao Yuqun, Executive Director of Center for American Studies. Prof. Zhao Gancheng, Director of the Center for South Asia Studies and among others.