Through December 2-3, 2017, SIIS hosted the international conference on Governance and Diplomacy in the Context of Global Uncertainty in Shanghai. Nearly 20 SIIS international advisors from the U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea, India, Denmark, Romania, Slovenia, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, South Africa and leading scholars from thinktanks and universities were invited to share their insights on the transformation of international orders, opportunities and challenges facing the region of Asia-Pacific, and the implications of China’s major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics for a new era etc.
Mr. Xu Kunlin, vice mayor of Shanghai, was invited to give a speech.
In the opening session, SIIS President Chen Dongxiao warmly welcomed distinguished guests from home and abroad. President Chen also conveyed CPPCC Vice Chairman and chairman of SIIS international advisory council Mr. Tung Chee Hwa’s congratulation to this annual meeting.
Prof. Yang Jiemian, Chairman of SIIS Academic Affairs Council, then gave a keynote speech on CPC 19th National Congress and China’s foreign relations. Prof. Yang shared his views on China’s foreign relations in the past five years, domestic and foreign policy goal buildings, future directions of China’s foreign relations, foreseeable and unforeseeable events.
Our honoredattendees included H.E. Mr. Danilo TÜRK,Former President of the Republic of Slovenia; H.E. Mr. AdrianNĂSTASE, Former Prime Minister of Romania; H.E. Dr. HANSeung-soo, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; H.E. Mr. Mogens LYKKETOFT, Member of Danish Parliament, Former Minister and Speaker, President of UN General Assembly; H.E. Mr. Vladimir Imamovich NOROV, Director,Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan; H.E. Mr. Jorge E. TAIANA, Former Foreign Minister of Argentina; H.E. Mr. ONG Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore,Former Secretary-General of ASEAN; Prof. Karl W. EIKENBERRY, Former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, etc.; and leading scholars such as Prof. Bates GILL, Professor of Asia-Pacific Strategic Studies, Strategic and Defense Studies Centre, Australian National University; Mr. Jusuf WANANDI, Senior Fellow and co-founder,Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees CSIS Foundation, Jakarta; Prof. Akihiko TANAKA, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS); Prof. CUI Liru, Senior Advisor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations; Prof. SU Ge, President, China Institute of International
Studies; Prof. HUANG Ping, Director General,Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Prof. ZHU Chenghu, Professor, College of Defense Studies, National Defense University,PLA, China; Prof. HUANG Renwei, Chair, Academic Committee of High-level Think Tank, SASS, Former Vice President of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Prof. JIN Canrong, Professor and Associate Dean, School of International Studies,Renmin University of China, etc. SIIS Vice President Yang Jian and Yan Anlin also participated in the meeting.
