On the morning of August 8, 2024, the delegates from the training course for foreign senior officials in the construction of the "the Belt and Road" National Pilot Free Trade Zone (Free Trade Port) hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China visited CIRD for exchange and communication.

Kuang Xianming, the vice president of China Institute for Reform and Development, welcomed the arrival of the seminar, and introduced the overall situation of the institute's research on Hainan Free Trade Port, and exchanged views with the trainees on Hainan Free Trade Port policies, service trade, etc.

The training course consists of 29 experts and officials from Mongolia, Laos, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Zanzibar, Vietnam, Nepal and other countries. Director of the Information Department of the Institute for International Business Officials of the Ministry of Commerce Wu Wei, the course monitor Shi Jia, and the course assistant Zhu Yue, the assistant to the president of CIRD & director of the International Management Training Center Fang Yunyun, the assistant to director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Center Dai Bowen, and administrative assistant of the Hainan Free Trade Port Research Institute Lin Fen participated in the discussion.