On January 14, 2022, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held its 26th Security and Strategy Seminar themed “Peace and Development: New Connotations in a New Era”. The meeting was moderated by CISS Director DA Wei and Deputy Director XIAO Qian.

The event featured CISS Academic Members CHEN Xiaogong, ZHANG Tuosheng and HUANG Renwei; ZHANG Baijia, Former Deputy Director of Party History Research Center, CPC Central Committee; GAO Zugui, Deputy Director of Institute for International Strategic Studies, Party School of the CPC Central Committee; FAN Jishe, CISS Fellow and Research Fellow at Institute for International Strategic Studies, Party School of the CPC Central Committee; FANG Ning, Fellow at Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; WU Shicun, Founding President at National Institute for South China Sea Studies; ZHU Feng, Executive Dean of  School of International Relations, Nanjing University; ZHAO Kejin, CISS Deputy Director and Vice Dean of School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University; SHI Zhiqin, Professor of Department of International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University; CHU Shulong, Professor of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University; LI Chen, CISS Fellow and Associate Professor of School of International Studies, Renmin University of China; AN Gang, CISS Fellow and Senior Editor of World Affairs Magazine; ZHOU Bo, CISS Senior Fellow; ZHAO Minghao, CISS Fellow and Fellow at Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; and CISS Research Associates DONG Ting and SUN Chenghao.

The panelists explored topics around “peace and development” and China’s “period of strategic opportunity” and agreed that although new connotations have arisen, “peace and development” should remain the dominant theme of our time. At the same time, despite the new challenges it is facing, China is still in its “period of strategic opportunity” calling for it to continue to maximize the opportunities.