On January 15-16, SIIS holds Academic Symposium on “the Summit of CICA (Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia)—Opportunities and Challenges of Cooperation”. Scholars from Beijing, Shanghai and Yunnan have heated discussion on China’s new security concept and Asia security mechanism construction, economic cooperation between CICA members, etc. Mr. Cheng Guoping, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs attends the Symposium and listens to the suggestions from the scholars.