On 1 July 2015, Consul Harue Kunikan from the Consulate-General of Japan in Guangzhou visited the NISCSS. President Wu Shicun met with the guest and talked about the current situation of the South China Sea, factors that may affect the development of the South China Sea dispute, the challenges confronting China, and how to deal with the relationship between“One Belt, One Road” strategy and the South China Sea issue.