Liu Shijin, vice-president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with a delegation from the European People’s Party (EPP) of the European Parliament in Beijing on June 19.

Two training courses, sponsored by China's Ministry of Commerce and hosted by the DRC’s Institute of Public Administration and Human Resources, concluded in Beijing earlier this year.

The Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) and Japan's Nomura Foundation held a seminar in Xiamen, Fujian province, on May 25, to discuss the role securities business plays in the process of China’s economic development.

A seminar to mark the beginning of research on the development of China's logistics system for agricultural produce was held in Beijing on May 21.

Li Wei, president of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Jean Pisani-Ferry, commissioner general of the French Economic Policy Planning (CGSP), and Sylvie-Agnès Bermann, France's ambassador to China, in Beijing on May 21.

The president of the Rand Corp, Michael Rich visited the State Council's Development Research Center upon invitation, for a meeting chaired by Zhang Laiming, vice-director of the center.

The China Development Forum 2013, sponsored by the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), was held on March 23-25 at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.