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Mr. WANG Gangyi, former vice president of China International Publishing Group, senior research fellow of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies ，shared his view during the webinar “China today and tomorrow” jointly organized by Ditchley Foundation, China Forum and Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies on May 20-21, 2021.He said China would continue to focus on its own development and would never try to put a hand in others’ affairs.

China Forum vice president Eric Li Shimo put it as China’s two paradigm shifts, to explain changes in China's economy, society and its people, young generation in particular. Eric shared his view during the webinar “China Today and Tomorrow” , jointly organized by Ditchley Foundation, China Forum and Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies in late May, 2021.

After a short break to get past the US elections and see in the Administration of President Joe Biden, the US-China Conversation is back. In this episode, HD’s Asia Director, Michael Vatikiotis, a veteran former journalist, discusses the escalating war over technology. Concerns about intellectual property and national security have begun to divide the tech world into two spheres, sometimes referred to as de-coupling. To discuss this emerging ‘techno-Cold-War’ Ms. Lindsey Sheppard, Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington and Dr. Yu Yang, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University engage in a lively conversation about how to prevent further escalation and better manage concerns about technology and national security.

Professor TENG Fei, Deputy Director of the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy in Tsinghua University shares his opinions on how China could join hands with other countries to close the ambition gap and accelerate implementation processes that can tackle climate change.

China has made great achievements in the exploration and utilization of outer space in recent years, while it is always open to international cooperation. We can learn from facts that China stands ready to work with fellow countries.    In a recent virtual conference held by Ditchley Foundation titled “The new space race and its intersection with power, the rules-based order and the economy”, four Chinese experts shared China’s experience in independent research and cooperative achievements. List of experts: Wang Cheng, Secretary-General of the China Space Foundation. Jiang Hui, Director of the Department for International Cooperation at the China National Space Administration. Zhou Bo, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. Dr. LI Shouping, Director of the Space Law Center at the China National Space Administration.

The virtual Davos Agenda Meeting on January 21-25 gathered world leaders and global leading figures, where senior Chinese diplomat Fu Ying shared her opinion on how to address the urgent need for global cooperation. She gave special emphasis to curbing the global pandemic and shaping a healthy China-U.S. relationship. 

Zhou Bo shared his view during the 11th Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club held on December 9, 2020. In the session titled “The Shock of 2020: What We Lost and What We Gained in International Relations”, Zhou Bo gave his insights on international security situation and major-power competition.

Ambassador Yue shared his thoughts during the 5th Annual Conference of Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership (SIGNAL), a video conference held in December 2020 for participants to exchange ideas on the current international situation.  SIGNAL is an Israeli policy organization that specializes in China-Israel relations, which has introduced China and Chinese policies to a large overseas audience in the past decade.

Harvard professor Graham Allison, in his Foreign Affairs article, argues that the entire world became a de facto American sphere of influence after the Cold War. But now the unipolarity is over. The United States must share the world stage with other great powers. Will the U.S. strengthen or share its influential position under a Biden administration? Is the Belt and Road Initiative an attempt by China to establish its own sphere of influence? In this episode, Zhou Bo, a China Forum expert and former Director of the Center for Security Cooperation in the Office for International Military Cooperation, shares his opinions.

Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, a China Forum expert, answers the question of whether or not China has applied any changes to its foreign policy amid this volatile and fast-changing world. With special reference to China-US relations, Ambassador Yue says he’s cautiously optimistic about the bilateral relationship, urging both sides to find common ground in mutually beneficial areas and resolve tensions through communication and dialogue.    This podcast presentation is taken from Ambassador Yue’s concluding speech at the 5th Annual Conference of Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership (SIGNAL) in December 2020. The conference, themed “The U.S.-China Rivalry and Israel’s Strategic Landscape,” was held also to mark the 10th anniversary of SIGNAL.