On the morning of October 18, 2024, the Northeast Asia Center at SNUAC visited the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and held a roundtable discussion, marking the beginning of meaningful academic exchange between the two institutions.

The meeting provided an extensive platform for scholars from both countries to exchange views on peace and current issues in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. Participants from the Northeast Asia Center included Baek-Yung Kim (Dept. of Sociology), Ran Kim (SNUAC), Hyun-jong Noh (Soongsil Peace and Unification Research Institute), Min-joo Cho (Institute of Humanities, Duksung Women’s University), and Soonjik Hong (SNUAC). CASS participants included Dong Xiang Rong (National Institute of International Strategy, CASS), Li Tian Guo (NIIS, CASS), Jin Ying Ji (NIIS, CASS), Wang Xiao Ling (NIIS, CASS), Li Cheng Ri (NIIS, CASS), Li Yong Chun (NIIS, CASS), Tang Xiao (China Institute of International Studies), and Zhang Jia Wei (CASS), with an unexpectedly high number of researchers in attendance.

Both institutions committed to advancing this academic collaboration through future reciprocal visits and deeper exchanges.