On 19 March 2016, a nine-member delegation from China-South Asia Press Center visited the NISCSS and exchanged ideas with part of NISCSS research staff on various hot topics related to the South China Sea, including history, environmental protection, crisis management, the arbitration initiated by the Philippines against China and China-U.S. relations.

The delegation was composed of journalists from South Asian countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and India.