On June 20, 2020, one of the major topics of the APEC Study Center’s 13th Five-Year Plan Base, Research on Paths and Strategies for Mutual Promotion of Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative was awarded by the Department of Social Sciences, Ministry of Education Certificate, successfully closed. The center has set up four major projects for the 13th Five-Year Plan,and this is the first major project approved. In the follow-up, the center will speed up the finalization of the other three major topics of the base, and strive to submit all final materials before the end of the year.