Hosted by Tsinghua University and co-organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs(CPIFA), the 9th World Peace Forum was held in Beijing online and offline from July3 to 4. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening ceremony and made a keynote speech. Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo, former Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, formerAfghan President Hamid Karzai, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, former President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former Tai Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai attended the forumonline and delivered video 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 “International Security Cooperation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Upholding and Practicing Multilateralism”. About 500 distinguished guests including foreign ambassadors and think-tank scholars participated in the forum online and offline.