13th November 2007: Chen Lemin, Research Fellow and Former Director of the Department of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a noted Chinese expert in the field of European research, visited Fudan University Centre of American Studies. Mr. Chen presented a lecture on the theme of “Europe today and in the future”. His lecture focused on four main issues: Europe's position in the current global situation, European unification, Europe's small countries, and the questions facing eastern Europe.