People's Daily Online, Beijing, January 10 (Reporter Gao Shi, Liu Rong) On January 9, the academic seminar on "Looking Forward to 2024: World Order and Regional Dynamics under a Century of Changes" and the inauguration ceremony of the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Chinese National University were held at Chinese National University. Under the new situation, it is necessary to accurately formulate regional and national strategies that adapt to major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and make new and greater contributions to creating a new situation in major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Zhang Donggang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese National University, said in his speech that regional country studies are not only "the study of universities", but also "the study of great powers". He hoped that the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Renmin University of Chinese would polish its bright background, answer the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times, take a new path of research, and build a regional country study with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese style, so as to create a more favorable international environment and provide more solid strategic support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.
Ai Ping, Vice President of the China Association for International Exchange and former Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, said in his speech that the establishment of the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Renmin University of Chinese will provide intellectual support and talent support for serving China's diplomacy in the new era, implementing the "Three Global Initiatives", promoting mutual learning between human civilizations, and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
At the inauguration ceremony, Yue Xiaoyong, China's special envoy for Afghanistan, Yang Dan, president of Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, Jiang Feng, former secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Foreign Chinese University, and Ning Qi, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of Peking University, delivered keynote speeches on the construction of China's independent knowledge system for regional country studies and promoting the creation of a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Yue Xiaoyong said that at present, the changes of the world, the times and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way, and the new situation and new goals require us to further understand the external world, accurately grasp the evolution of the international situation and international pattern, study all countries and regions in the world more comprehensively and in-depth, and accurately formulate regional and national strategies that adapt to major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
Yang Dan believes that regional country studies, as an interdisciplinary discipline, puts forward higher requirements for the academic ability, governance ability, service ability, innovation ability and global vision of universities. It is hoped that the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Renmin University of Chinese will be based on China's reality, solve China's problems, condense China's expression, gather China's wisdom, enhance the scientificity, foresight, initiative and creativity of academic research, and provide high-quality services for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Ning Qi said that to carry out regional country research, it is necessary to conduct in-depth research on key countries, analyze and summarize the representative characteristics and problems of different countries, extract the commonalities and differences in the region, explain the deep-seated relationship between history and reality, and promote the inclusive coexistence and mutual respect of multiculturalism.
In the academic discussion session, Zhai Kun, Vice Dean of the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Peking University, Zhou Qi, Dean of the Institute of Global Governance and Development of Chinese University, Luo Lin, Dean of the Institute of Country and Regional Studies of Beijing Language and Culture University, Zhai Dongsheng, Dean of the Institute of Regional and Country Studies of Chinese University, Wu Hao, Dean of the School of Northeast Asia of Jilin University, Liu Changming, Dean of the School of Northeast Asia of Shandong University, and Li Zhiqiang, Dean of the School of International Relations of Sichuan University, discussed the "Outlook of the World Political and Economic Order in 2024" Analysis of the regional situation under the changes of a century".