Russian Academic Delegations Visit SIIS

2023/06/21

SIIS President Chen Dongxiao met with two Russian academic delegations from the Higher School of Economics University (HSE University) and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) on June 19, 2023. President Chen said the delegations were the first Russian scholars that SIIS had hosted since the start of Covid-19, and he very much welcomed the opportunity for in-person, in-depth discussions.  Alexander Lukin, Head of Department of International Relations at HSE University, said he looked to make full use of the visit by conducting in-depth and comprehensive exchanges with Chinese counterparts.

 

The Russian scholars and their Chinese hosts shared views on a wide range of major issues, from China-U.S. relations and cross-strait relations to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China-Russia political relations, and the Global South. Vladimir Yakunin, Head of Department of Public Policy at MSU, believed that the Russia-Ukraine conflict gave Chinese scholars a good opportunity to observe the future development of international relations, as the conflict is not only between Russia and Ukraine, but has global implications that also affect China.

 

Director Alexander Lukin extended an invitation for SIIS scholars to visit Moscow to continue the discussions on related topics. In his concluding remarks, President Chen Dongxiao referred to the candid and productive discussions, emphasized the importance of President Xi Jinping’s pragmatic idea of building a new type of relations among great powers, and expressed willingness to increase contacts and exchanges with Russian institutions of higher learning by conducting special cooperative programs.   

 

Dr. Wu Chunsi, Director of the SIIS Institute for International Strategy and Security Studies, Dr. Zhang Yinghong, Director of the SIIS Center for European Studies, Dr. Shao Yuqun, Director of the SIIS Institute for Taiwan-Hong Kong-Macao Studies, Dr. Wang Zhongmei, Director of the SIIS Institute for World Economy Studies, Dr. Qiang Xiaoyun, Director of the SIIS Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Dr. Niu Haibin, Director of the SIIS Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, and Dr. Zhao Long, Deputy Director of the SIIS Institute of Global Governance Studies attended the meeting.