Hosted by Tsinghua University and co-organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs(CPIFA), the 8th World Peace Forum was held in Beijing from July 8 to 9. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, former Indonesian President MegawatiSoekarnoputri, former Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, former President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and former Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches at plenaries. 

President Wang Chao of the CPIFA attended the opening ceremony and hosted the first plenary. Vice President Li Huilai also attended the opening ceremony and other relevant activities.

 The theme of this year’s forum is “Stabilizing the World Order: Common Responsibilities, Joint Management and Shared Benefits. About 500 distinguished guests including foreign ambassadors and think-tank scholars from home and abroad participated in the forum.