Agreement Signed Between Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies and Russian Research Institute

On the afternoon of May 4^th, Prof. Ji Zong an, Vice President of Jinan University and Executive Director of the Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies signed a cooperative agreement with Prof. Victor Larin, Director of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology of the Peoples of the Far East, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. The signing agreement was witnessed by Prof. Larin s wife, Associate Professor Larina Lilia Livovna, Mr. Li Lijia, Deputy Director of the International Affairs Office and staff and students from the Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies. The establishment of a cooperative relationship will promote research of both sides.