On the morning of April 22, Mr. Xavier ANTOINE, Science and Technology Consul of the French Consulate General in Shanghai, led a four-member delegation to visit the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS). Prof. Xun Shi, Vice Director of SICCAS; Prof. Genshui Wang, Director of the Information Functional Materials and Devices Research Center; Prof. Guorong Li, Deputy Director of the CAS Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices; and relevant researchers received the guests. The two sides held in-depth and extensive exchanges on topics such as Sino-French cooperative projects, talent cultivation, and academic seminars.

Prof. Xun Shi extended a warm welcome to the delegation. He noted that SICCAS has established long-term and friendly partnerships with French research institutions, universities, and enterprises, and that the French Consulate General in Shanghai has provided strong support and assistance in promoting bilateral cooperation and exchanges over the years. He expressed the hope that this visit would serve as an opportunity to further deepen Sino-French cooperation and exchanges in the field of inorganic non-metallic materials and to promote the implementation of more substantive cooperative projects.

Subsequently, Ms. Yimin Huang, Foreign Affairs Officer of SICCAS, introduced the institute's history, research disciplines, and scientific achievements.

Mr. Xavier ANTOINE expressed his sincere gratitude for the warm reception and highly praised SICCAS's achievements in cooperation with France. He stated that the French Consulate General in Shanghai will, as always, support in-depth exchanges and cooperation between SICCAS and relevant French institutions, and will provide further support for continuously enhancing Sino-French exchanges, cooperation, and profound friendship.

Finally, Mr. Xavier ANTOINE and his delegation visited the SICCAS exhibition hall, the laboratory of the Functional Ceramic Materials and Device Physics Research Group, and the Ancient Ceramics Exhibition Hall.