As a guest of the Chinese Academy in Peking and Shanghai

At the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Academia Sinica) the President and seven members of the Max-Planck Society visited the People's Republic of China in April 1974. Their aim was to become acquainted with the scientific activities at the institutes of the Academy in Peking and Shanghai. They also established contact with the University of Peking. In the course of the visit, the Academia Sinica and the Max-Planck Society agreed to have a regular exchange of scientists in future.