President Liu Hong attended the opening ceremony of the Soft Power Research
Institute of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and participated in the “Beltand Road” Soft Power Research Forum. Over 50 experts and scholars from a dozenuniversities and institutes came for the ceremony.
Researcher Hu Jian, Director of the Soft Power Research Institute introduced thesignificance and conception of establishing the Soft Power Research Institute.
President Liu Hong and He Jianhua, Deputy Dean of Shanghai Academy of SocialSciences jointly unveiled the plaque for the Soft Power Research Institute.