On March 8, 2017, SIIS President Chen Dongxiao met with a group of European think tank scholars which was composed of experts on peace and security issues from Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland, Finland and Iceland. The two sides had a discussion on international disarmament and China’s advocacy, China-U.S. relations, China-Europe relations and the “One Belt and One Road” initiative etc. Prof. Wu Chunsi, director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies, Prof. Shao Yuqun, director of the Institute for Taiwan, Hongkong and Macao Studies, Prof. Zhang Yinghong, director of the Center for European Studies, Dr. Long Jing, deputy director of the Center for European Studies and Dr. Zhang Pei, deputy director of the Center for Marine and Polar Studies also attended the meeting.