On May 18, 2026, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University hosted the 99th session of its Strategic and Security Forum, titled “Frontier AI Risks and Governance: Space for China-U.S. Cooperation.” The seminar was moderated by Xiao Qian, Deputy Director of CISS, and brought together more than ten experts and scholars from institutions including Tsinghua University, the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing Normal University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and the Overseas Policy Research Center of the Alibaba Research Institute.

On January 14, 2026, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University hosted the Forum on Artificial Intelligence and International Security. Nearly 30 experts and scholars from leading universities and research institutions—including Tsinghua University, the National Defense University, Peking University, the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Fudan University, Tongji University, and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences—participated in the forum. Discussions focused on four key themes: new transformations and trends in global security governance in the age of artificial intelligence; the militarization of AI and emerging security risks; AI diffusion and security threats posed by non-state actors; and international security governance rules for AI and China’s initiatives.

On September 16, 2025, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University convened the 95th session of the Strategic and Security Seminar, titled “The Development and Challenges of Intelligent Unmanned Technology Applications.” The seminar was chaired by Xiao Qian, Deputy Director of CISS and Deputy Director of the Institute for AI International Governance.

On May 28, 2025, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University held the 20th session of the CISS StratFocus Forum, themed “Observing Trends in U.S. Technology Strategy under Trump 2.0.” The keynote speaker was Dr. Tang Xinhua, Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University. Commentators included Dr. Jiang Tianjiao, Associate Professor at the Fudan Institute of Development Studies, and Mr. Gu Dengchen, Director of the Policy and Regulation Research Center at the Ali Research Institute. The forum was moderated by Dr. Xiao Qian, Deputy Director of CISS.

On the afternoon of August 26, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held the 85th Security and Strategy Seminar on “Artificial Intelligence-empowered Foreign Affairs.” Moderated by Xiao Qian, Deputy Director of CISS and Vice Dean of the Institute for AI International Governance (I-AIIG), the Seminar invited experts and scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), China People’s Liberation Army National Defense University, Alibaba Group, and other universities and scientific research institutes to exchange views on such topics as the impact of AI on foreign affairs and how to achieve AI-empowered foreign affairs.

On the afternoon of April 11, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held the 82nd Security and Strategy Seminar on “Capacity Building and International Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence.” Moderated by Xiao Qian, Deputy Director of CISS and Vice Dean of the Institute for AI International Governance (I-AIIG) of Tsinghua University, the Seminar invited experts from universities, research institutes, and enterprises, including the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), Peking University, China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), China People’s Liberation Army National Defense University, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), China Mobile Research Institute, Alibaba Group, and SenseTime, to have in-depth discussions on the topics, such as how to enhance AI capacity building and how to strengthen international cooperation and exchange in the field of AI governance.

"THE 66TH SECURITY AND STRATEGY SEMINAR" :SECURITY CHALLENGES AND GOVERNANCE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Panelists analyzed the dynamics of global AI competition and militarization, the US competitive AI strategy toward China, and the challenges of AI for international security and governance. In addition, they discussed China’s opportunities and policy responses from the perspective of maintaining international security and opening up a new development landscape.

On February 25, 2022, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held the 29th Security and Strategy Seminar themed “Governance of the AI International Security ,” with CISS Deputy Director CHEN Qi as moderator.