On June 23–25, 2026, Wen Jodie, Postdoc Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS), Tsinghua University, and Director of Media and Communications of China Forum, was invited to attend the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos Forum) held in Dalian.

With the theme of “Innovation at Scale,” this year’s Summer Davos Forum focused on global issues including geopolitical economy, global supply chain resilience, geopolitical risk management, and digital economy governance. The forum brought together government leaders, executives of multinational corporations, think tank experts, and representatives from academia to explore new pathways for global economic growth. During the opening ceremony, Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote address, outlining China’s positions and initiatives in promoting technological innovation and deeper integration between technology and industry, advancing high-standard opening-up, and enhancing practical international cooperation, which generated extensive discussions among participants.

During the forum, Wen Jodie was invited to participate in three closed-door thematic discussions, namely “China–Middle East and North Africa Cooperation,” “AI and Future Growth,” and the “Women Leaders Summit.” At the closed-door session on China–Middle East and North Africa cooperation, Wen Jodie shared her perspectives on the current situation in the Middle East, as well as the prospects for aligning China’s development opportunities at the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan period with the economic diversification strategies of Middle Eastern countries. During the closed-door discussion on artificial intelligence, she shared insights into the priorities of Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in AI and the digital economy, as well as the prospects for cooperation between China and the Middle East in these areas.

During the forum, Wen Jodie also participated in several public sessions, including discussions on “China-U.S. Relations,” “The Future of the Middle East,” “The Situation in Iran,” and “The Renminbi and the World.” She engaged in exchanges with scholars and experts from institutions such as Harvard University, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, and Chatham House, as well as policymakers and internationalization executives from Chinese multinational companies with extensive experience in Middle Eastern markets, including Lenovo and Chery. She conducted research on the implementation of digitalization projects by Chinese enterprises in the Middle East, particularly in the Gulf region, and collected firsthand practical cases to support future research on major-power strategic interactions in the Middle East and regional strategic transformation.