On August 21, 2019, Professor Yang Jiemian, Chairman of AcademicAffairs Council of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies met with Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist at the Department for International Development of UK, and Chris Wood, British Consul-General in Shanghai and had a discussion on Belt and Road Initiative and overseas aid. Dr. Zhang Haibing, Director of Institute for Global Governance Studies and Dr. ZhaXiaogang, Deputy Director of Department of Research Management participated in the meeting.