On November 15-16, 2024, Professor Da Wei, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University, was invited to Hong Kong to attend the U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum 2024, co-organized by the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE).

During the Forum, Professor Da Wei moderated Panel 1 “2024 Election: What’s next for the U.S. and China?”. Max Baucus, 11th U.S. Ambassador to China; Christopher Nixon Cox, Board Director of the Richard Nixon Foundation; Cui Tiankai, former Vice Foreign Minister of China and Ambassador of China to the U.S.; Nirupama Rao, 28th Foreign Secretary of India and former Ambassador of India to China and the U.S.; and Rick Waters, Managing Director of Eurasia Group and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, participated in this session.

In the closed-door roundtable discussions on the second day, Professor Da Wei moderated Roundtable 1 on “The Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea: Is there still hope for peace?”. Ronnie Chan, Governor of CUSEF and Honorary Chair of Hang Lung Properties; Ambassador Cui Tiankai; Simon Lacey, Head of Digital Trade and Geopolitics at the World Economic Forum; Li Cheng, Director of the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong; Ambassador Nirupama Rao; and Sudrajat, former Chief Military Spokesman of Indonesia and Indonesian Ambassador to China, participated in the discussion.

Afterward, Professor Da Wei spoke at Roundtable 2 on “Science and technology: Are we entering a new era of competition?”, discussing the global impact of technological competition with Wang Huiyao, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization; Ambassador Max Baucus; Mr. Christopher Nixon Cox; Shyam Saran, 26th Foreign Secretary of India and former Special Envoy on Nuclear and Climate; Yang Jiemian, Chairman of the Academic Advisory Council at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies; and Zhang Monan, Deputy Head of the Institute of American and European Studies at CCIEE.

During the conference, Professor Da Wei also had a networking meal with Victor K. Fung, Vice Chairman of CUSEF and Group Chairman of the Fung Group.

During this year’s forum, CISS and CUSEF worked closely to launch the CUSEF Young Bridge program. Please click here for more details