On February 26, Dr. Tabitha Grace Mallory, Affiliate Professor of the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and CEO of the China Ocean Institute, visited the NISCSS and met with President Wu Shicun. Dr. Wu and Dr. Mallory exchanged views on issues such as the United States’ China policy and prospects for China-US relations. Dr. Mallory also had a discussion with some other NISCSS scholars about fishery management and environmental cooperation in the South China Sea, and the development of Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone and Free Port with Chinese Characteristics.