On 27 October 2016, NISCSS President Wu Shicun delivered a speech at the University of Macau on the origin of the South China Sea disputes as well as the latest and future developments of the South China Sea situation.

Deputy Director-General Ma Xinmin of the Department of Treaty and Law of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Counselor Mao Ning of the Department of Asian Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also made remarks on the legal perspectives of the South China Sea arbitration and China’s relations with neighboring countries.

The lecture brought together about 200 teachers and students from the University of Macau, Macau University of Science and Technology, the City University of Macau and Macau Polytechnic Institute.