On October 16, 2026, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University hosted the 103rd session of its Strategic and Security Forum, titled “New Practices of China’s Global Mediation.” More than ten experts and scholars from universities, think tanks and international organisations engaged in in-depth discussions on China’s practical experience in international mediation, mediation culture and theoretical development, and directions for relevant academic research.

The seminar was moderated by DA Wei, Director of CISS and Professor in the Department of International Relations. WANG Zheng, Visiting Scholar at CISS and Professor at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, presented the overall design, key research questions, and plans for follow-up meetings and publications of the research project “New Practices of China’s Global Mediation.” GAO Fei, President of China Foreign Affairs University, and SUN Jin, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), delivered keynote remarks.

lessons from China’s engagement in international dispute mediation in recent years. They focused on how to develop conceptually robust theories derived from China’s mediation practices and cultural traditions to advance the construction of an independent knowledge system. Suggestions were also put forward on case selection, comparative perspectives and future academic agendas for research on China’s international mediation.

During the session, participating experts exchanged views on new practices, recent cases and Other participants included ZHANG Qingmin, Professor at the School of International Studies, Peking University; WU Bingbing, Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University; LING Shengli, Professor at the Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University; REN Libo, Founder and President of Grandview Institution; MAO Jing, Director of the Centre for European Studies, Grandview Institution; YAO Ying, Project Officer at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD); CHEN Chong and SHE Gangzheng, Associate Professors in the Department of International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University; ZHOU Bo, Non-resident Fellow of CISS-China Forum, Tsinghua University; and Wen Jing, Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Research Fellow at CISS.