On July 26th, the 12th Advanced Seminar of Political Economy Lecture Hall sponsored by the Center started in School of Economics of Nankai University. The theme of the seminar is "Constructing and Developing Socialist Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics Guided by Xi Jinping's Thought of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era". More than 430 students from domestic universities, party schools, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and enterprises and institutions participated in the seminar. Yang Qingshan, secretary of the Party Committee of Nankai University and director of Collaborative Innovation Center for China Economy attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.