Long Guoqiang, Vice President of DRC, met with David Kennedy, the first Director General for Economic Development of the UK Department for International Development, on May 30.

Gao Shiji, Director General and research fellow of the Institute for Resources and Environmental Policies, met with Tim Curtis, general manager of the Environment and Energy Department of Ricardo, a UK global engineering and environmental consultancy, and scientist Geoff Dollard to discuss air pollution treatments on May 31.

Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), led a delegation to Serbia at the invitation of Vuk Jeremic, formerly Serbia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on May 28-31.

Wang Wei, director of the Institute for Market Economy, attended an international forum in Trieste, Italy from April 17 to 21.

Wang Yiming led a survey group to Spain and the Czech Republic to study the “Belt and Road” initiative application and its financial support from April 20 to 27.

On May 6, Zhang Laiming met with Mr. Alain Noudehou.

On May 5, Long Guoqiang, deputy president of DRC, met with Robert Holleyman, Deputy Trade Representative of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to exchange views on China’s economic development and the reform of state-owned enterprises.