The 9th Youth Forumwas hosted by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on March 20th to 22th, and the theme of this forum was “70 Years of Research in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Disciplinary Construction and Methodological Innovation”. More than 40 scholars from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Liaoning University, and Lanzhou University attended this forum. Professor Zeng Xianghong was invited to attend the forum and delivered a speech entitled "Central Asian Discipline: Contents and Methods".