Hosted by Tsinghua University and co-organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs(CPIFA), the 10th World Peace Forum was held in Beijing from July 3 to 4. Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Surakiart Sathirathai, former Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov, former Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Rashid Alimov, and former Foreign Minister of Iran Kamal Kharazi attended the forum online and delivered speeches. 

President Wang Chao of the CPIFA attended the opening ceremony and hosted the first plenary. President Wang pointed out that global security situation is more complex and daunting. With profound changes unseen in a century, the pandemic, major power rivalry, regional conflicts, sluggish economy, energy crisis and climate change all in front of us, the world enters a new period of volatility and transformation. It is a very pressing task for the international community to overcome the challenges and find a way out of the crisis. Although the international situation is complex and volatile, peace and development remain the themes of the times. Humanity is an indivisible security community and should aim to create a new path to security that features dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance and win-win over zero-sum. China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, and always be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order.  
Vice President Li Huilai also attended the opening ceremony and other relevant activities.

The theme of this year’s forum is “Preserving International Stability: Commonality, Comprehensiveness and Cooperation”. Over 300 distinguished guests including foreign ambassadors and think-tank scholars from home and abroad participated in the forum.