On February 24，2021，SIIS President Chen Dongxiao met with Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee，UN Resident Coordinator in China and his colleagues. Both sides exchanged views on cooperation between China and the UN and implementing sustainable development. Mr. Chatterjee pointed out that China's revitalization of multilateralism and contribution to the development of Africa was highly appreciated.

Prof. Yu Hongyuan, director of the Institute for Comparative Politics and Public Policy Studies, Prof. Wang Zhongmei, director of the Institute for World Economy Studies, Dr. Ye Yu, Assistant Director of Institute for World Economy Studies, Dr. Xue Lei, research fellow of the Institute for World Economy Studies, Dr. Lu Chuanying, Secretary-General of the Center for International Cyber Governance, Prof. Zhou Yuyuan, senior fellow from the Center for West Asian & African Studies and Dr. Mao Ruipeng, senior fellow of the Institute for Global Governance Studies participated in the meeting.