On 14 October 2019, NISCSS President Wu Shicun was on a friendly visit in Hanoi, accompanied by the delegation of Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), headed by Ambassador Yang Yanyi, Member of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Former Chinese Ambassador to Brunei and the European Union.

The delegation visited the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Vietnam-China Friendship Association (VCFA) and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission for External Relations and met with Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung, DAV President, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, VCFA Vice Chairman, and Mr. Nguyen Huy Tang, Vice Chairman of the CPV Commission for External Relations. Two sides exchanged candid views on issues of mutual concerns such as China-Vietnam relations, international and regional security environment, as well as the South China Sea issue.