26th November, 2007: A delegation from Doshisha University, Japan, visited Fudan University's Center for American Studies. The group was comprised of Prof. Masahiro Hosoya, Former Dean of the School for American Studies, Prof. Ryo Oto Asano, Doshisha University Department of Political Science, and Prof. Koji Murata, specialist in International Security Studies. The meeting was hosted by Prof. Shen Dingli, Director of Fudan University's Center for American Studies, who described Doshisha University as having "the oldest and most important Center for American Studies in Japan".

The three Japanese delegates met with academics from Fudan's CAS, first delivering speeches, and then engaging in mutual discussion spanning a variety of topics.

Prof. Hosoya made a speech on how Doshisha's School for American Studies plans to engage centers for American studies from around the world in academic collaboration. He outlined his hopes for the strengthening of future academic cooperation in this field between Fudan and Doshisha Universities, and described how this relationship could be part of a wider network of connections between international schools for American studies. He also highlighted two symposia to be held by Doshisha's School of American Studies next year, and invited the participation of Fudan University's CAS.

Prof. Hosoya furthermore gave a vivid impression of the Doshisha School of American Studies library's 85,000 volume collection, and raised the idea of a short-term fellowship through which such resources would be made available to Asian scholars.

Prof. Oto Asano's speech offered a view of current Sino-Japanese relations from the point of view of the Japanese, encompassing factors such as the current commercial relationship between the two countries, and the interaction throughout history of Japan and China.

Prof. Murata then delivered a speech on the changing three-way political relationship between China, Japan and the United States, in the context of the current Japanese political situation, and its potential implications in terms of international security.

The three Japanese Professors were joined by Aki Mori, the first post-graduate student from Doshisha University's School of American Studies to be researching in China, who Prof. Asano said was a symbol of the future of Doshisha University's academic collaboration with China.

After the speeches, the Japanese delegates, and members of Fudan's CAS, engaged in mutual discussion on a diverse range of topics, including the potential outcomes of the six-party talks, the possibility of a multilateral Asian security situation, and promotion of Sino-Japanese cooperation with regards to environmental, commercial, and energy supply issues.