On September 6, 2016, the Shanghai Municipal Association of Intellectuals held the 13th "Friends Salon" event at No. 46, Fuxing West Road. Yu Lijuan, Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Municipal Association of Intellectuals, attended the salon and delivered a speech. Zeng Zhaobin, Director of the Non Party Intellectuals Work Division of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Association of Intellectuals, presided over the event, and Xie Xiangyang, Director of the Shanghai Institute of Gaopeng, as the new director, attended the salon and participated in the forum.

This salon event was attended by a total of 20 directors, who exchanged and interacted with each other around the economic, social, cultural, and related industrial development of Shanghai based on their personal growth experiences and professional fields. From a legal professional perspective, Lawyer Xie Xiangyang has put forward his own ideas and suggestions on the role of the Zhilian Association and its subsequent activities.

The Municipal Intellectual Association is one of the earliest intellectual groups with a united front character established in the country. Its business department is the United Front Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. Its members gather people from various sectors of society, including government organizations, enterprises and institutions, law, education, literature and media industries.

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