On 17th February 2017, 2017 Jiangsu Think Tank salon was held in Nanjing. Deputy Minister Qi Zhou from Party Committee Propaganda Department of Jiangsu was invited to discuss about Jiangsu’s think tank construction. As one of eight invited keynote speakers, Assoc Prof Pu shared his views about duties of young researchers for think tank works. He's speech has been highly appreciated by officials and experts.