Center for Pacific Island Countries Studies Established in GDUFS

On June 18^th, the Center for Pacific Island Countries Studies was inaugurated at GDUFS. Those who attended the ceremony to unveil the plaque included FU Lang, Director General of GDFAO, SUI Guangjun, Party Committee Secretary of GDUFS and ZHONG Weihe, President of GDUFS.

Since the southern route of the 21st century Maritime Silk road runs through the Pacific Islands, the Center For Pacific Island Countries Studies serves as a significant part of the Collaborative Innovation Center For 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Research, which is led by GDUFS and aims to provide and innovative academic research system, an advanced think-tank, a talent training base and an intellectual forum for international dialogue.

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The Center for Pacific Island Studies has set as its mission to perform full-scale research with Pacific island countries in terms of establishing a database of Pacific Island countries, researching opportunities for further cooperation, offering policy proposals as well as launching projects to cultivate youth leaders for Pacific Island countries. Hopefully, the Center will meet China’s need to promote closer relationships with Pacific Island countries under these new conditions.