On 25 February 2025 the Consul General of Bulgaria Vladislav Spasov visited the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS). There he met Prof. Yao Jianlong, Deputy Secretary of SASS CPC Committee and Director of the Institute of Law.

Prof. Yao Jianlong presented the SASS – the oldest institution for humanities and social sciences of the Peoples’ Republic of China and the largest one outside the capital Beijing. It covers an area of more than 73 000 square meters and has 17 specialized institutes. SASS currently employs 680 researchers, including 146 professors and 214 associate professors. There are 800 students in master’s and doctoral programs in the SASS. It publishes 15 periodicals.   

The Consul General presented to the Chinese side the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). He paid special attention to the Institute for the State and the Law with its Center for Contemporary China Studies and the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of BAS. He expressed willingness to develop relations between the BAS and the SASS.

Later the Consul General discussed with Prof. Jiang Youfu, Director of the Institute of Chinese Marxism Studies of SASS, issues related to the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era.