On April 22, the inauguration and the first session of the RADI International Expert Committee (IEC) took place in Beijing. The participants held discussions on the tasks and mission of the committee, and the strategy, research directions, development objectives, and international cooperation of the institute.

To take advantage of global intellectual resources and promote RADI’s development, the international expert committee will provide the institute with academic consultancy on its medium- and long-term development, its research and operation capacity building, and international collaboration. Of its 45 members, 26 are from outside China. Their appointment terms are five years.