On the morning of June 25th, 2023, Shanghai Institute for European Studies held a symposium, inviting Professor Petr Drulak from the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic to have a talk with experts on "The situation in Central and Eastern Europe and Relations with China". Professor Drulak is a former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic and former Ambassador to France. Ding Chun, Dai Yichen, Gao Xiaochuan, Hu Liyan, Song Lilei, Wang Chunyan, Yang Haifeng and others attended the meeting.