From May 6 to 8, 2021, a team of experts from Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) conducted a field research at various enterprises in Datong, Shanxi Province. Dr. ZHANG Jifu, Ms. AI Lingyu and Mr. ZHOU Peng, respectively Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Secretary General of the Datong Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, met with Professor DA Wei, Deputy Director of CISS, and other visiting experts. The two sides had an in-depth exchange on issues such as the impact of changes in the international situation on the city’s economy