AthenaLab held meetings with the Chinese Foreign Ministry and research centers in Beijing and Shanghai.
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The delegation discussed China–Latin America relations, strategic issues, and opportunities for academic cooperation with Chinese researchers and officials.
As part of its institutional visit to China, conducted from October 22 to 30, 2026, a delegation from AthenaLab held meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), and the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS).
The delegation included Nicolás Ibáñez, Chairman of the Board of AthenaLab, John Griffiths, Executive Director, and Ignacio Mardones, Director of International Affairs.
The meetings in Beijing included a reception with its Vice President, Li Kai, and a seminar with researchers from various fields. The discussions focused on international relations, studies on Latin America, and perspectives on security and the international strategic environment. Among the participants was Sun Yanfeng, Director of the Latin America Studies Institute at CICIR.
Subsequently, the delegation participated in a roundtable with the General Directorate for Latin America of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, led by its Deputy Director General, Chen Xiaolin. During the meeting, the relations between China and Latin America, the bilateral relationship with Chile, and opportunities to enhance mutual understanding were discussed.
Additionally, the delegation participated in a seminar with representatives from SIIS and academics from Fudan University. Speakers included Niu Haibin, Director of the Institute of Foreign Policy and the Center for Latin American Studies at SIIS, and Cao Ting, a researcher at the Institute of International Studies at Fudan. The dialogue focused on mutual knowledge between China and Latin America and perspectives for maintaining a continued academic relationship.
These meetings allowed AthenaLab to expand its institutional networks and explore possibilities for research, publications, seminars, and exchanges of specialists, with the aim of deepening the study of China from a Chilean and Latin American perspective.
