On December 26, the 12th Symposium on "International Situation and China's Diplomacy" was held in Beijing, sponsored by the editorial department of World Economics and Politics of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and co-organized by the National Global Strategy Think Tank of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. More than 20 experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the First Party School, Tsinghua University, Peking University, the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, the National Defense University, the Foreign Affairs University and other scientific research institutes and universities attended the seminar to discuss the international situation and China's diplomacy. 
Zhang Yuyan, director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out in his speech that the international situation has been volatile in the past year, the Ukraine crisis has not yet ended, a new round of conflict has broken out between Palestine and Israel, the evolution of ChatGPT is dazzling, the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the global challenges are becoming increasingly severe, and the world economic growth is slowing down. In the face of the complex international situation, he hoped that the experts attending the meeting would speak their minds freely, integrate theory with practice, and put forward their insightful views.
Subsequently, the participating experts had in-depth discussions on China's diplomacy, international order and regional conflicts, and analyzed and judged the new trends in the development of the international situation. The Symposium on "International Situation and China's Diplomacy" has been held since 2012 and has been held for 12 consecutive years this year. Every year, the symposium invites a number of senior experts and young scholars from academic think tanks to gather together to share their views on the current international situation and the new situation of China's diplomacy, and to provide new perspectives and perspectives for the academic community. (Xinhuanet, Beijing, December 27, Zhang Ruochen, He Yuan).