On the morning of June 11, 2025, Professor Chi Fulin, President of China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD), visited Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Korea to deliver a lecture and participate in an exchange session. Chinese ambassador to the Republic of Korea Dai Bing attended the event, which was hosted by Minister Counsellor Fang Kun.

Professor Chi held in-depth discussions with embassy staff on topics such as China’s domestic economic situation, reform and opening-up, and development of Hainan Free Trade Port.

The delegation from CIRD included Yang Rui, Executive President of CIRD and President of RCEP Research Institute, CIRD; Zhang Fei, Vice President of CIRD; Liang Hui, Secretary-General of CIRD–GRANDALL Center of FTP Law Studies; Wang Yuehong and Jin Ye, Assistant Researchers of RCEP Research Institute, CIRD.