On March 23, 2021, Professor Yang Jiemian, Chairman of the Academic Affairs Council of SIIS, met with Mr. Aleksandr Shmanevskiy, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Shanghai. The two sides had an in-depth discussion on China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era and international issues of common interest. Dr. Zhao Long, Assistant Director of the Institute for Global Governance Studies, participated in the meeting.