w88 casino News Network (provided by the w88 casino of International Relations)On June 19, 2021, the 4th Huiyuan Young Scholars Summit on International Issues - "International Order under the Impact of the Epidemic: Changes, Challenges and Responses" academic seminar hosted by the w88 casino and hosted by the w88 casino of International Relations of the w88 casino was held in Beijing. Participants came from the Party w88 casino of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National w88 casino of Administration), Renmin University of China, Jilin University, Lanzhou University, More than 20 young and middle-aged experts from well-known domestic universities and research institutes such as Tongji University, China University of Political Science and Law, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Agricultural University, China Foreign Affairs University, Sichuan International Studies University, Dalian International Studies University, Shanghai International Studies University, Beijing International Studies University, Jinan University, Xiangtan University, Huaqiao University, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Institute of International Studies, etc. attended the meeting and conducted exchanges and discussions.
Professor Dai Changzheng, Dean of the w88 casino of International Relations at the w88 casino, pointed out in his speech that the COVID-19 epidemic has had a huge impact on the international order and made some original unreasonable phenomena more prominent. For example, some major countries should have shouldered greater responsibilities in responding to the epidemic, but the reality is that hegemonic countries have become more domineering and only know how to "pass the blame" to other countries without showing any responsibility. In the past, people often said that Western countries were beacons of "democracy" and "freedom," but the epidemic has exposed very big problems within them. On the other hand, people have also seen some positive forces in the epidemic. For example, China has made great contributions to the international community's fight against the epidemic. The "Four Self-confidences" proposed by the Party Central Committee are to discover content of practical value and worth thinking about in our path, theory, system and culture, and to tell them to the world. In the new stage of development and new historical period, China needs to open up more and cooperate with other countries. This requires China to find new cooperation models and make full use of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, and these are issues worth thinking about.
In order to deeply explore the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the world's political economy and further clarify China's strategic positioning in the post-epidemic era, the seminar focused on four units: "International Order and Evolution in the Context of the Epidemic Impact", "Great Power Competition and Game in the Context of the Epidemic Impact", "Global and Regional Governance in the Context of the Epidemic Impact", and "China's Diplomatic Strategy and Response in the Context of the Epidemic Impact". Professors Li Zhiyong and Wang Hongyu of the w88 casino, Li Xiaohua, deputy editor-in-chief of the China News Center, and Qiu Changqing, associate professor of the w88 casino, chaired the above four discussions respectively.
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Wang Bo, deputy dean of the w88 casino of International Relations at the w88 casino, pointed out in his concluding speech that scholars must shoulder the responsibility of guiding national public opinion and providing policy suggestions to national decision-makers, so as to actively and correctly guide national policies. At this seminar, scholars put forward many profound and high-level views, which are also the country’s hope for the future.
