Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of face-changing, where performers switch masks in an instant.
On the afternoon of June 15, Per Augustsson, Ambassador of Sweden to China, Mattias Chu, Counsellor for Political Affairs and Head of the Political Section at the Embassy of Sweden in China, and Veronika Kramar Mandelj, Second Secretary at the Embassy, visited the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University.
On the afternoon of June 12, a delegation from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) visited the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University. The two sides held discussions on the latest developments in the U.S.–Iran negotiations and the security situation in the Middle East, among other issues of mutual interest.
Editor's note: Xiao Qian, a special commentator for CGTN, is Vice Dean of the Institute of AI International Governance at Tsinghua University. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necess
海洋始终是美国全球战略体系的重要支撑。第二次世界大战结束以来，美国长期依托压倒性的海上力量优势维系其全球领导地位，并将控制海洋视为国家安全战略和大战略的前提。然而，随着美国全球海上格局逆转、海上力量对比巨变和美国国内政治极化，美国维持传统海上优势的成本与难度显著上升，海上战略理念与力量运用方式正在发生重要变化。为此，美国通过向盟友转嫁成本，强化水下与无人体系、振兴海洋基础设施及制造业等方式，试图在
中美关系的发展既面临机遇也面临挑战。至少在年内，特别是在两国元首近期还将举行三次会晤的情况下，双方面临的机遇大于挑战，中美关系有望继续向前发展。
The Sinopinion Podcast offers chinese perspective with global vision. It features conversations with experts from CISS Tsinghua, a research institute that analyzes international security and strategy issues based in Beijing. In the Podcast, scholars and experts will address their thinking on the most pressing challenges in international relations. It will also present China Forum series conducting one-on-one discussions with top-level officials, diplomats, well-known entrepreneurs, academics, and media experts from both China and abroad.
清华大学战略与安全研究中心研究专员、中国论坛特约专家周波在《南华早报》发文指出，特朗普二次访华虽以牛肉、豆类、波音订单等“5B”经贸成果为亮点，但核心突破在于双方确立“中美建设性战略稳定关系”新定位，美方首次正式承认中国的大国对等地位。 文章认为，中国实力上升、对美出口依存度下降是谈判底气所在。元首会晤虽未在台湾、伊朗议题上取得明显突破，但为分歧管控留出空间。周波判断，中美关系已进入即兴、摩擦但保持节奏的“爵士乐”式共存新阶段。中国论坛特此转发，以飨读者。
On April 28, 2026, the China Forum of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University hosted its 10th "China Forum Face-to-Face Dialogue." Themed "The U.S.-Israel-Iran Conflict: Impact on the World and Pathw
Established on November 7, 2018, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University is a think tank in the field of international security and strategy. CISS has two obje
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