On December 20, 2017, SIIS Vice President Yan Anlin met with Mr. Zhang Jingshi, Vice President of the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences and Chief Editor of the Journal of Northeast Asia Studies. Both sides exchanged view on future cooperation.

Dr. Shao Yuqun, Director of the Institute for Taiwan Hong Kong & Macao Studies, Dr. Gong Keyu, Deputy Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Dr. Zhang Zhexin, Assistant Director of the of the Institute for Taiwan Hong Kong & Macao Studies, Dr. Zhao Long, Assistant Director of the Institute for Global Governance Studies, Dr. Cai Liang, Deputy Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, and Dr. Tong Liqun, research fellow of the Institute for Institute for Taiwan Hong Kong & Macao Studies also met with Mr. Zhang Jingshi and had an in-depth discussion on mutual cooperation.