On January 13, 2022, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University and China Forum jointly organized the 25th Security and Strategy Seminar themed “The Changing Landscape of Afghanistan and Its Impact.” H.E. YUE Xiaoyong, Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, was invited to share his 112-day diplomatic experience of 30 visits to 15 countries, as well as his latest insights into Afghanistan. The panelists discussed Afghanistan’s challenges in the current and next phase, including short-term security, long-term development, and the humanitarian crisis on the ground. CISS Director DA Wei and China Forum Secretary General ZHANG Lirong opened and concluded the meeting respectively, which was moderated by Ms. HAN Hua, Executive Committee Member of China Forum.

Also among the panelists were: CHEN Xiaogong, CISS Academic Member/China Forum Expert; YU Hongjun, former Vice Minister, International Department, CPC Central Committee/China Forum Expert; YAO Yunzhu, Senior Advisor, China Association of Military Sciences; ZHANG Baijia, Former Deputy Director, Party History Research Center, CPC Central Committee; ZHAO Huasheng, China Forum Expert/Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; ZHOU Bo, CISS Fellow/China Forum Expert; ZHAO Kejin, Deputy Dean, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University/CISS Deputy Director; WANG Daxue, Counsellor, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China; WANG Dong, Executive Director, Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University/China Forum Expert; LI Li, Director, Center for Defense Innovation, Northwestern Polytechnical University/Military Expert/CISS Fellow; DIAO Daming, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China/CISS Fellow; HU Bo, Director, Center for Maritime Strategy Studies, Peking University/CISS Fellow; ZHAO Minghao, Fellow, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University/CISS Fellow; XIAO Qian, Executive Committee Member, China Forum; and LI Bo, Executive Committee Member, China Forum.