On the evening of October 13^th, Prof. GONG Binlei, Dean of the School of Public Administration at Zhejiang University, was invited by the Graduate School and Tongji SEM to deliver a lecture at Tongji University high level lecture hall. He is also recognized as a high-level talent by the Ministry of Education and the chief expert of major projects funded by the National Social Science Foundation. Over 300 faculty and students attended his special lecture on “Technological Progress, High Quality Development, and Great Power Competition.” The presentation was presided over by Prof. CHENG Mingwang, Vice Dean of Tongji SEM, with a letter of appreciation to Prof. GONG for his expertise. The lecture provided Tongji faculty and students with a valuable opportunity to gain insights into important topics such as technological progress, high quality development, and the dynamics of global power competition.