On October 26, 2026, Nadine Godehardt, Deputy Head of the Asia Division and Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP), visited the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University. ZHOU Bo, Senior Fellow of CISS and China Forum Expert, SHI Yan and SONG Bo, Fellows of CISS, attended the roundtable discussion. LUO Shengjun, Program Officer of CISS, accompanied the reception.

The two sides held exchanges on the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, with a focus on the relationship between the Global Security Initiative, the other three global initiatives, and the holistic approach to national security. They also exchanged views on the current state and future trajectory of China-EU relations.