Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

In the morning of February 2, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and made a speech on international economic and financial situation, policy and Sino-German relations. Wang Weiguang (Deputy Secretary of Party Committee CASS and Executive Vice-President of CASS) delivered a welcome. Li Yang (member of Party Committee CASS and Vice-President of CASS) presided over the lecture.

Director of ISD Li Hanlin attended the lecture and participated the reception hosted by German Embassy.

The trip of Merkel to China is invited by Premier of Wen Jiabao to make a three-day official visit. And visiting CASS is her first station in China.