On 6 February 2018, President Wu Shicun met with Commodore Rupert P. Hollins, Defense Attaché of the British Embassy to China at the NISCSS. Dr. Wu and Commodore Hollins exchanged views on various issues, such as the status quo and future development of the South China Sea, the political and legal implication of the South China Sea Arbitration, the US freedom of navigation operations, the Code of Conduct consultation in the South China Sea, as well as the prospect of implementing China’s joint development proposal.