On May 27, 2025, CIIDS Founding Chairman Zheng Bijian met, at CIIDS, with Mr. John Thornton, Co-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society, who is currently in Beijing for a visit. The two sides exchanged views on topics of common concern, such as China-US relations and think-tank exchanges and cooperation.

On the morning of May 13, 2025, Founding Chairman of the CIIDS Zheng Bijian met with Mr. Romano Prodi, former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission at CIIDS. The two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual concern including ways to strengthen China–Europe cooperation.

On the morning of May 14, at the invitation of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Li Junru, Executive Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, and Cui Tiankai, Advisor to the Council of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, led a del

On the afternoon of May 13, Li Junru, Executive Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, and Cui Tiankai, Advisor to the Council of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, led a delegation of Chinese experts and scholars in a collective exchange with ASEAN ambassadors t

On the afternoon of May 16, 2025, CIIDS Vice Chairman Feng Wei met with Mr. Ollie Shiell, Chief Executive of the UK National Committee on China (UKNCC) at CIIDS office in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on issues of shared interest.

​On March 28, 2025, CIIDS Founding Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Mr. Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Development and Support Foundation of the Valdai International Discussion Club of Russia. The two sides exchanged views on issues of common concern, such as China-Russia relations and think tank cooperation.

On March 26, 2025, Mr. Li Junru, Executive Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy (CIIDS), met with Sir Sebastian Wood, Chairman-elect of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and Chairman for China Affairs at Schroders plc. The two sides exchanged views on topics of mutual interest.

On February 20, 2025, CIIDS held the CIIDS Salon: Chinese-ASEAN Cooperation. Former Foreign Minister of Indonesia Hasan Wirajuda delivered a presentation and had exchanges with Chinese experts attending the event.

On August 13, 2024, Founding Chairman Zheng Bijian met with H.E. Kanasugi Kenji, Japanese Ambassador to China, at CIIDS.

On July 3rd, 2024, Founding Chairman Zheng Bijian met in Beijing with Mr. Yohei Kono, President of Japan Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT) and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan who is currently in the capital for a visit.