On September 28, 2025, the China Forum of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University successfully hosted the China Forum · China-Russia Dialogue under the theme “The Future of China-Russia Relations.” The dialogue focused on the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era between China and Russia and featured three discussion sessions: “An Equal and Orderly Multipolar World,” “Inclusive and Beneficial Economic Globalization,” and “Geopolitics and Information Warfare.” Experts and scholars from both countries engaged in in-depth exchanges around these topics.

Dr. Da Wei, Director of CISS and Vice Chair of the China Forum, delivered opening remarks, warmly welcoming all participants. He noted that the world is undergoing a critical period of transformation, and that China and Russia, as comprehensive strategic partners, should continue deepening cooperation to promote multipolarity and the democratization of international relations.

The first two sessions, held offline and moderated by Dr. Song Bo, Assistant Research Fellow at CISS, opened with the discussion on “An Equal and Orderly Multipolar World.” Experts agreed that China and Russia play crucial roles in advancing global multipolarity and are among the most dynamic forces in shaping a new international order. Both sides should seize the historical opportunity to strengthen cooperation through multilateral platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS, and explore new areas of collaboration at both regional and global levels.

The second session, themed “Inclusive and Beneficial Economic Globalization,” reviewed the achievements of China-Russia economic cooperation and discussed the two countries’ economic characteristics, development paths, and potential for collaboration in technology, agriculture, and tourism. Experts highlighted the need for China and Russia to pursue innovative, multidimensional cooperation—spanning technological innovation, capital interaction, and talent exchange—to promote a more institutionalized and diversified framework for bilateral trade.

In the afternoon, Chinese and Russian scholars continued their discussions online during the third session, themed “Geopolitics and Information Warfare.” Participants exchanged views on major issues such as the development of information technology, global political polarization, national information security, and international cooperation on information governance.

Participants included Vladimir L. Elyomin, Expert of the Office of the Federation Council of Russia; Olga A. Melnikova, Head of the Information Security Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Olga Yu. Adams, Associate Professor, Department of Oriental Political Science, Faculty of Global Processes, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Prof. Andrey V. Makarov, Dean of the Faculty of International Law and Business, Transbaikal State University; Alexander B. Shadilov, Deputy Director of Research, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Guan Guihai, Executive Vice Dean, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University; Liu Huaqin, Director, Institute of Eurasian Studies, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce; Xu Xiaotian, Research Fellow, Institute of Russian Studies, Heilongjiang University; Zhao Huirong, Research Fellow and Head of the Ukraine Studies Office, Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Xu Poling, Research Fellow and Head of the Russian Economy Division at the same institute; Alexander V. Yershov, Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Modern Chinese History and China-Russia Relations, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, Russian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Andrey V. Manoylo, Faculty of Political Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Xu Wenhong, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, CASS, and Deputy Secretary-General, Belt and Road Research Center; and Guo Fengli, Lecturer, School of Political Science and Public Administration, Zhengzhou University.