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Registration Deadline：2026-10-26 17:00
Contact：17803502377
Dear Members of the Media,
To mark the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality will host the second Academic Salon for Chinese and Foreign Media of 2026 at 14:00, October 27 (Tuesday). The salon aims to address issues of interest to the international community and explore how China is leveraging its commitment to openness to drive high-quality development. Leading experts from Shanghai-based think tanks will share their insights on the theme “The Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan and Opportunities from the CIIE: New Drivers of Shanghai’s High-Quality Development.” We cordially invite you to attend and take part in the discussion.
Date and Time: 14:00, October 27 (Tuesday)
Venue: Café, 1st Floor, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
No. 7, Lane 622, Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Speakers and Topics
1. A New Chapter in Shanghai’s Development: How New Quality Productive Forces Are Advancing the Modernization of a Megacity at the Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan
Tang Yunyi, Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
2. From a Six-Day Expo to Year-Round Consumption: How the CIIE Is Unlocking a New Growth Driver for Shanghai’s Consumer Market
Cao Yixia, Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
3. From Product Discovery to Business Deals: The Value of the CIIE in Advancing Open Cooperation
Zhou Zhuo, Research Fellow, Institute of World Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
4. High-Quality Development of China’s Embodied AI Industry: Pathways from the Perspective of New Quality Productive Forces
Gu Jie, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Information Sciences, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Speaker Biographies
Tang Yunyi is Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, doctoral supervisor, and executive deputy editor of Shanghai Economy. She also serves as vice president of the Shanghai Association of Private Economy Research. Her research focuses on industrial and public policy. She has led more than 10 national- and Shanghai-level research and policy advisory projects. Her work has informed initiatives including reforms of new research institutions, Shanghai’s pilot program for replacing business tax with value-added tax, the transformation and upgrading of Shanghai’s manufacturing sector during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, and reports on the development of Shanghai’s digital trade. Her books include Industry Associations: Organizations and Institutions and Transforming Government Functions: From Government Management to Public Services. Since 2015, she has led the annual compilation of the Report on the International Competitiveness of Shanghai’s Key Industries.
Cao Yixia is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. She holds a doctorate in management from Fudan University and serves as director of the Young Scholars Academic Exchange Center and the Cultural and Creative Industries Research Division. Her work includes A New Perspective on Shanghai’s Model for a World-Class Cultural and Creative Industries Sector, which examines the development of Shanghai’s cultural and creative industries. She has led more than 20 research projects, including projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. Her honors include the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award and recognition under the Oriental Talent Program, the Pujiang Talent Program and the Chen Guang Scholars Program. She is the chief expert for the institute’s innovation initiative on new cultural and creative industries theory and practice. Her latest book - A New Perspective on Shanghai’s Model for a World-Class Cultural and Creative Industries Sector - was published in August 2025.
Zhou Zhuo holds a doctorate in economics and is a Research Fellow and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of World Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He serves on the executive council of the China Society of World Economics. His research focuses on international trade, global value chains, industrial and supply chain security, and regional and country studies. He has led projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China and Shanghai’s philosophy and social sciences planning program. His research has appeared in leading international journals and prominent Chinese academic publications, including China Industrial Economics. One of his papers was named a best Chinese-language paper in international investment studies in 2020. He was ranked among the top 5% of highly cited scholars by CNKI in both 2024 and 2025. He has authored several academic books and contributed to the 16-volume Belt and Road Country Studies Report. His current research examines regional cooperation in Southeast Asia, investment and trade barriers, and the restructuring of regional value chains.
Gu Jie is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Information Sciences, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, secretary-general of the Social Science Intelligence Laboratory, and director of the Industrial Innovation Data Laboratory. She holds a doctorate in management from Fudan University and has been a visiting scholar at Pennsylvania State University (2014-2015) and the National University of Singapore (2018–2019). She is also an expert listed by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Songjiang District Science and Technology Commission. She has led one National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund project and three provincial- or ministerial-level research projects, as well as other academic and government-commissioned studies. She has participated in more than 10 national- and provincial-level projects and published more than 30 papers in Chinese and international academic journals. She also served as an expert on the drafting team for the Shanghai Regulations on Promoting the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry. Several of her policy advisory reports have received instructions from senior officials.
We would be delighted if you could join us. If you plan to attend, please email your media organization, name and contact details to touchshanghai@126.com by 17:00, October 26, 2026.
Contact: Ming Jing | 17803502377
To mark the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality will host the second Academic Salon for Chinese and Foreign Media of 2026 at 14:00, October 27 (Tuesday). The salon aims to address issues of interest to the international community and explore how China is leveraging its commitment to openness to drive high-quality development. Leading experts from Shanghai-based think tanks will share their insights on the theme “The Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan and Opportunities from the CIIE: New Drivers of Shanghai’s High-Quality Development.” We cordially invite you to attend and take part in the discussion.
Date and Time: 14:00, October 27 (Tuesday)
Venue: Café, 1st Floor, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
No. 7, Lane 622, Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Speakers and Topics
1. A New Chapter in Shanghai’s Development: How New Quality Productive Forces Are Advancing the Modernization of a Megacity at the Start of the 15th Five-Year Plan
Tang Yunyi, Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
2. From a Six-Day Expo to Year-Round Consumption: How the CIIE Is Unlocking a New Growth Driver for Shanghai’s Consumer Market
Cao Yixia, Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
3. From Product Discovery to Business Deals: The Value of the CIIE in Advancing Open Cooperation
Zhou Zhuo, Research Fellow, Institute of World Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
4. High-Quality Development of China’s Embodied AI Industry: Pathways from the Perspective of New Quality Productive Forces
Gu Jie, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Information Sciences, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Speaker Biographies
Tang Yunyi is Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, doctoral supervisor, and executive deputy editor of Shanghai Economy. She also serves as vice president of the Shanghai Association of Private Economy Research. Her research focuses on industrial and public policy. She has led more than 10 national- and Shanghai-level research and policy advisory projects. Her work has informed initiatives including reforms of new research institutions, Shanghai’s pilot program for replacing business tax with value-added tax, the transformation and upgrading of Shanghai’s manufacturing sector during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, and reports on the development of Shanghai’s digital trade. Her books include Industry Associations: Organizations and Institutions and Transforming Government Functions: From Government Management to Public Services. Since 2015, she has led the annual compilation of the Report on the International Competitiveness of Shanghai’s Key Industries.
Cao Yixia is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. She holds a doctorate in management from Fudan University and serves as director of the Young Scholars Academic Exchange Center and the Cultural and Creative Industries Research Division. Her work includes A New Perspective on Shanghai’s Model for a World-Class Cultural and Creative Industries Sector, which examines the development of Shanghai’s cultural and creative industries. She has led more than 20 research projects, including projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. Her honors include the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award and recognition under the Oriental Talent Program, the Pujiang Talent Program and the Chen Guang Scholars Program. She is the chief expert for the institute’s innovation initiative on new cultural and creative industries theory and practice. Her latest book - A New Perspective on Shanghai’s Model for a World-Class Cultural and Creative Industries Sector - was published in August 2025.
Zhou Zhuo holds a doctorate in economics and is a Research Fellow and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of World Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He serves on the executive council of the China Society of World Economics. His research focuses on international trade, global value chains, industrial and supply chain security, and regional and country studies. He has led projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China and Shanghai’s philosophy and social sciences planning program. His research has appeared in leading international journals and prominent Chinese academic publications, including China Industrial Economics. One of his papers was named a best Chinese-language paper in international investment studies in 2020. He was ranked among the top 5% of highly cited scholars by CNKI in both 2024 and 2025. He has authored several academic books and contributed to the 16-volume Belt and Road Country Studies Report. His current research examines regional cooperation in Southeast Asia, investment and trade barriers, and the restructuring of regional value chains.
Gu Jie is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Information Sciences, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, secretary-general of the Social Science Intelligence Laboratory, and director of the Industrial Innovation Data Laboratory. She holds a doctorate in management from Fudan University and has been a visiting scholar at Pennsylvania State University (2014-2015) and the National University of Singapore (2018–2019). She is also an expert listed by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Songjiang District Science and Technology Commission. She has led one National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund project and three provincial- or ministerial-level research projects, as well as other academic and government-commissioned studies. She has participated in more than 10 national- and provincial-level projects and published more than 30 papers in Chinese and international academic journals. She also served as an expert on the drafting team for the Shanghai Regulations on Promoting the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry. Several of her policy advisory reports have received instructions from senior officials.
We would be delighted if you could join us. If you plan to attend, please email your media organization, name and contact details to touchshanghai@126.com by 17:00, October 26, 2026.
Contact: Ming Jing | 17803502377
Press Liaison Office
Information Office of Shanghai Municipality
October 23, 2026
