On April 24, 2015, CRF Vice Chairman and former vice president of All China Federation of Trade Union Ni Jianmin hosted a symposium discussing the current situation in South China Sea and its strategic responses at CRF conference room.

Paticipants expressed their views on issues of "The Necessity and Priority of Strategic Study on South China Sea", "America's Role in South China Sea", "Study of the South China Sea in International Law" and "Strategic Response to the Situation".

Speakers included:

Ma Jiali, Executive Vice Director of Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS),CRF 

Ma Jian, CRF Councilor, Deputy Director of the General Staff Operations Intelligence Center 

Wang Hong, Director of the State Oceanic Administration

Weng Lixin, Deputy Director General of the Strategic Planning and Economic Division of the State Oceanic Administration

Zhang Haiwen, Director General of the International Cooperation Department at the State Oceanic Administration

Zhou Bo, Director of the Center for International Security Cooperation of the Ministry of National Defense