South African Ambassador to ChinaVisits Sichuan International Studies University

Dr.Siyabonga C. Cwele (Xie Shengwen, the South African Ambassador to China, andhis delegation, accompanied by officials from the Chongqing Municipal People's Government Foreign Affairs Office, visited Sichuan International Studies University on March 21st. During their visit, they were given a tour of the university's history museum by Vice President Wang Renqiang. The guests had acomprehensive understanding of the university's impressive achievements intalent cultivation, scientific research, social services, cultural inheritance,and international cooperation and exchange over the past 70 years.

Following the tour, President Dong Hongchuan, Vice President Wang Renqiang, and from various departments, including the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Regional Country Research Institute, and BRICS Research Institute, held a meeting with Ambassador Xie Shengwen and his delegation to discuss potential areas for collaboration and further strengthen the ties between South Africa and China.

President Dong Hongchuan extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Siyabonga C. Cwele and his delegation and provided them with a brief overview of the university's history, academic disciplines, talent cultivation, international cooperation and exchange, and think tank construction. He expressed the university's keenness to collaborate with South African universities and research institutions infaculty and student exchanges with the support of the ambassador.