On March 11th, 2019, the work conference was convened in the new semester and hosted by Professor WU Xinbo, Director of the Center for American Studies (CAS) and Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University.

　　Director WU, in the first place, summarized  and commented on  the  major  academic, consultative decision-making yields delivered in concerted endeavors of the research fellows over the past three years, putting forward the proposals that the CAS community pertain to the diverse capacity-building and appraisal fundamentals called upon by the Ministry of Education with respect to constructing Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in University, continuously pursue the repository of scientific approaches, enhance research innovation strengths to harvest prominent academic outputs, expediting the compilation and publication of Strategic Report on Sino-U.S. Relations, Series on the United States and the World in the 21st Century as well as facilitating the constructive project of American Studies Database with a sound impetus.

　　Professor WU emphatically highlighted the specific essentials in accordance with the standards of building high-end think tanks nationwide, attaining the objectives of timeline to fulfill the 13th Five-Year Plan of Key Research Institutes of Humanities and Social Sciences in University. To foster delivery platforms, exert influence, consolidate academic researches and policy-making advisory service of the think tank, the whole community instill momentum in the orientation of new-type specialised think tanks with horizon targets forward. Acknowledged as the prestigious research hub and critical platform to outreach the ties with U.S. counterparts, the CAS community integrate endeavors to successively organize and convene annual featured international and domestic events, taking the initiatives to vigorously further academic exchanges and collaboration. Subsequently, Deputy Director SONG Guoyou presented the editorial publication of Fudan American Review, Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) source core journal issued by CAS and advances in constructing the Database of International Relations at Fudan University. Deputy Director XIN Qiang elaborated on the evolutionary implementation of researches on mechanized cooperation channels and platforms for Sino-U.S. people-to-people and cultural exchanges in the new era.

　　The CAS researchers attending the conference briefed on the academic research and work plans respectively, conducted a broad exchange of views and exploration into such issues as development planning, research characteristics and academic directions, conveyed  the resolution to accomplish the nodal targets, steadily intensify the all-round development, proactively boost comprehensive global liaisions to jointly prompt the construction of top university-affiliated think tanks with ever-growing impact driven by originality, expertise and competence in full swing.