The Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign policy (ELIAMEP) organized a roundtable discussion with members of the Policy Planning Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 September 2011. The Chinese delegation was headed by the Director General of this Department, Mr. Le Yucheng, and was accompanied by H. E. Ambassador of China to Greece, Mr. Du Qiwen. The event gave the opportunity for a fruitful exchange of views on the debt crisis and security developments in the Middle East and North Africa.