“2004 U.S. presidential election and Sino-US relations" lecture by vice foreign minister Zhou Wenzhong & certificate-confering ceremony are held on May 28, 2004 in the Center for American Studies of Fudan University.

The activity was attended by some 50 people including vice foreign minister Zhou Wenzhong, President Wang Shenghong of Fudan University, Director Ni Shixiong as well as other professors and graduate student of the CAS of Fudan University.

Vice minister was confered the certificate of the Consultant to the CAS and Part-time professor of the Insititute of International Affairs of Fudan University by President Wang Shenghong. Then both the vice minister Zhou and President Wang awarded four students the "Madame Xie Xide scholarship on American Studies".

The ceremony was followed by a lecture by vice minister Zhou on the "2004 US presidential election and Sino-US relations" as well as warm discussions related between the vice minister and audience.