The 2020 Cross-Strait Radio Science & Wireless Technology Conference was held in Fuzhou on December 13-16 to provide an exchange platform for innovative scientific ideas and technological development for experts and scholars from the both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the field of wireless technology research, and to promote cross-Strait cooperative relations.

The Journal of Remote Sensing (JRS) hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), held its first Editorial Board meeting in Zhuhai, Guangdong province on December 4, 2020 to mark the establishment of its Editorial Board.

The International Training Workshop on Earth Observation for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries was held in Beijing on October 19, 2020 to train young scholars, government officials and technical experts from relevant international organizations and countries in the field of Earth observation.

A delegation from Thailand led by Mr. Arthayudh Srisamoot, Thai Ambassador to China paid a visit to Hainan Research Center under the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) on September 28, 2020.

An international exchange project was launched to promote the application of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) between China and Mongolia, which was announced on September 8, 2020 at a video conference attended by some 10 participants from both countries including XU Guanqun from the China Association for Science and Technology, HAO Weina from the Academic Exchange Center of China Satellite Navigation Office, HOU Yan from the NavInfo Co., Ltd, as well as Mongolian counterpart, Dr. B. Bayartungalag, President of Mongolian Geospatial Association.

The opening ceremony of the International Training Workshop on BDS Technology and Applications in Belt and Road Countries was held in Beijing on 8 September 2020, which was attended online and offline by the embassy representatives from the Thailand, Belgium, and Ukraine, over 40 trainees from Nepal, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Pakistan, Bhutan, Mongolia, as well as Chinese representatives from relevant research institutions and companies.