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On June 27, 2024, IMEMO hosted a Russian-Chinese seminar with the participation of researchers from IMEMO and the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IWEP CASS).

•  Zhang Yuyan Director of IWEP CASS, Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
•  Xu Xiujun, Head of the International Politics Theory Division of IWEP CASS,
•  Zhang Yuxin, Research Fellow of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Division.

From the Russian side, the Seminar was attended by:

•  Feodor Voitolovsky, Director of IMEMO, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
•  Alexander Lomanov, Deputy Director of IMEMO, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
• Sergey Afontsev, Deputy Director of IMEMO, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
•  Victoria Zhuravleva, Deputy Director of IMEMO,
•  Alexey Kupriyanov, Head of the Center of the Indo-Pacific Region,
•  Irina Prokhorenko, Head of the Department of International Political Problems,
•  Irina Kobrinskaya, Head of the Center for Situational Analysis,
•  Anna Chetverikova, Head of the Center for European Studies,
•  Vitaly Shvydko, Ivan Vakhrushin, Nikolay Nikolaev, employees of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies.

Researchers from IMEMO and IWEP CASS discussed urgent issues of modern world development, including issues of global governance and the activities of international organizations, adaptation of national economies to sanctions challenges, stability of international production chains, regulation of the digital economy, stability and development of the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions. Much attention was paid to the exchange of experience in analyzing and forecasting the situation in the world economy and international relations.

The history of IWEP CASS dates back to 1964, when the Institute of World Economy was established within the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The current academic profile of IWEP CASS, which combines research on the world economy and international politics, was formed in 1980 during the initial period of China's policy of reform and opening-up.