On the morning of October 9th, 2018, Avery Goldstein, a distinguished American scholar, Professor of international politics and international relations at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania, paid a visit to the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU). Wang Jisi, President of IISS and Professor of the School of International Studies (SIS), PKU, and Jie Dalei, Associate Professor of SIS, PKU, held a symposium with Prof. Avery Goldstein. The symposium focused on China's "Belt and Road" initiative and its impact, as well as the present status and the future of China-U.S. relations.