On December 11, 2015, the Research Center for Beijing International Exchanges and Foreign Affairs Administration and the Research Affairs Office of CFAU jointly held a conference with the theme of ‘The Belt and Road Initiative’ and Beijing City Diplomacy at CFAU’s International Exchange Center. Nearly 30 scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Institute of International Studies, the Chahar Institute, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai Institute for International Studies, Jilin University, the Capital Normal University and China Foreign Affairs University attended the conference. Professor Sun Jisheng, a Vice President of CFAU, delivered an opening address.

Scholars made keynote speeches and engaged in in-depth discussions on the following three topics: ‘The Belt and Road Initiative’ and Chinese Diplomacy, City Diplomacy and ‘The Belt and Road Initiative’, and Beijing’s international Exchanges and ‘The Belt and Road Initiative’.