On June 26, 2013, the Baotou municipal Party committee held a group learning session with Yu Bin, director-general of the Department of Macroeconomic Research of the Development Research Center of the State Council, analyzing China's current economic situation and development trends.

Yu Bin, director-general of the Department of Macroeconomic Research of the Development Research Center of the State Council, delivered a keynote speech on the economic situation in China and abroad at the eighth Chongqing Learning Forum.