Shanghai Municipal Office of Foreign Affairs Acknowledged SAIAS’s contribution

    In May 2014, China successfully hosted the fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Office of Foreign Affairs, which was responsible for the provision of logistical and intellectual support for the Summit, sent a letter of appreciation to East China Normal University. Acknowledging SAIAS’s contribution, the letter stated as follows: “During the preparatory phase of the Summit, ECNU experts Feng Shaolei, Liu Jun, and others drew on their illustrious academic and professional expertise and played an active part in researching and discussing various Summit-related issues. Covering such issues as the domestic and international situation, the Summit and its relationship to Shanghai, these experts’ suggestions and services provided effective intellectual support for the successful operation of the Summit.”