SIIS President Chen Dongxiao meets with Consul General of the U.S. in Shanghai James Heller
2023/07/12
On July 10, 2023, Prof. Chen Dongxiao, President of SIIS, met with Mr. James Heller, Consul General of the U.S. in Shanghai. Prof. Yang Jiemian, Chairman of the Academic Advisory Council of SIIS, also attended the meeting.
President Chen Dongxiao thanked Mr. Heller for his contribution to promoting US-China cultural exchanges during his tenure, and anticipated that Mr. Heller would continue to promote the development of China-U.S. relations after leaving office.
The two sides exchanged views on the recent high-level dialogues between China and the U.S., the Ukraine crisis and other international and regional hot issues. Prof. Shao Yuqun, Director of the Institute of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao studies, Ms. Zhu Juhua, Director of the Department of International Exchanges of SIIS; Colleen Altstock, Economic and Political Section Chief, Anton Wishik, Political Consul, and Darrow Godeski Merton, Consul of Economics at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, were present at the meeting.