On 11 May 2021, Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), met with Ms. Liu Hong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DUFL). President Liu Hong warmly invited Secretary-General Chen Dehai and education officials from the embassies of ASEAN Member States (AMS) in China to pay a visit to Dalian in early June. The two sides also conducted in-depth discussions on giving full play to the strengths of DUFL, enhancing its educational exchanges and practical cooperation with AMS and promoting comprehensive exchanges and cooperation between Dalian and AMS. Mr. Arianto Surojo, Director of the Information and Public Relations Division of ACC, and Ms. Li Yaying, Deputy Director of the Education, Culture and Tourism Division of ACC, attended the meeting.