Chairman Zheng extended a warm welcome to Prof. Craig Calhoun and his colleagues, saying Berggruen Institute is an old friend of CIIDS.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Ambassador Wu Hailong, President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) at CIIDS on December 22th, 2017. The two sides exchanged views on further cooperation between CIIDS and CPIFA in the year ahead.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Prof. Graham Allison of Harvard University, author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap？ at CIIDS on December 20th, 2017. The two sides exchanged views on strategies for future Sino-US relations.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, son of former U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, at CIIDS on November 14, 2017. The two sides exchanged views on Sino-U.S. relations and other issues of common interest.

Chairman Zheng Bijian hosted a seminar on Genetic Engineering and Public Health at CIIDS on September 30th, 2017. Dr. Zhou Qi, fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Mr. Ambassador Yasser Elnaggar, former Principal Deputy Minister of Investment of Egypt and Chairman of Egypt Chemical Industries Holding Company at CIIDS on September 7th, 2017.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Prof. Liu Zunyi, former President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong at CIIDS on August 30th, 2017.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with the delegation led by Ms. Jiao Yang, Party Secretary of Fudan University in August 29th, 2017.

Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Mr. Yōhei Kōno, President of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade on August 27th, 2017.

Vice President of the CIIDS Council Mr. Lv Benfu met with Ms. Wang Wurong, Senior Counsel for Public Strategy of Tencent and Mr. Si Xiao, Dean of Tencent Research Institute, at CIIDS on July 5th, 2017.