As an English-language biannual journal of Renmin University of China, Economic and Political studies (the EPS, http://eps.ruc.edu.cn) seeks to be the platform for in-depth academic dialogue on China-related issues of great significance. This seminar will invite international scholars to discuss several cutting-edge issues in the fields of broadly defined economics or political science, particularly in the intersection of the two areas, which are explicitly or implicitly related to China.