Dr. Allen Chong, Vice-Consul and Trade Commissioner of the Embassy of Canada to China, paid a visit to Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) on January 6, 2009. During his visit, Dr. Chong visited the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and learned the R&D status of the institute. Dr. Chong hoped that the related departments of Canada can get to know SIA sooner so that bilateral cooperation can be established quickly.