Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Jeremy Rifkin, a US economist and author of The Third Industrial Revolution, on Sept 9.

American economist Jeremy Rifkin delivered a speech on his new book The Third Industrial Revolution at the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) on Sept 9.

Li Wei, minister of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), held discussions with Takehiko Nakao, president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Aug 12.

Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Vuk Jeremic, president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, on Aug 9.

Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Okamoto Iwao, president of the Japan-China Economic Association (JCEA), on August 2.

A summarization seminar for a research project on China's Mid- and Long-Term Energy Development Strategy was held at the Chinese Academy of Engineering in Beijing on July 25.

Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Laurence Brahm, chairman of the African Consensus Forum, on July 24 in Beijing.