From 15th-16th December, 2007, Fudan University's Center of American Studies hosted an academic workshop. Prof. Ni Shixiong from the CAS headed a delegation from the ministry of education in leading the discussion entitled "Geopolitical Research In My Country". More than 40 experts from more than 20 universities and research institutes attended the workshop, including representatives of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing University, Beijing Foreign Studies Institute, Yunnan University, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai Institute for International Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai Foreign Languages University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University. The assembled scholars undertook deep investigation into five major issues, including new academic developments in geopolitics, and China's geopolitical strategy.