On 15-18 March 2015 the President of the European Parliament Mr. Martin Schulz visited China. The program included: meetings with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, the President of China, H.E. Mr. Yang Jiechi, the State Councillor of China, H.E. Mr. Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the National People's Congress, as well as the press conference and speech at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Schulz also visited Tianjin.