On 18 July, co-organizing with The Chinese University Press and the University Service Centre for China Studies, the Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture held a book launch of Shen Zhihua's The Last "Celestial Empire": Mao Zedong, Kim Il Sung and Sino-North Korean Relations, 1945–1976. The talk was chaired by Professor Xu Guoqi of the Department of History, University of Hong Kong.

Professor Shen's speech was not only interesting but full of insights. A large audience gathered at the activity and lined up for Professor Shen's autograph after the event.