To tell China's stories to better effect beyond its borders and strive for greater exchanges and mutual learning between the Chinese and foreign civilizations, CIIDS has produced a public speaking event dubbed the “Understanding China Talks”.

Amid profound global changes, Vaughn Barber, Chair of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce, noted that effective global governance hinges on the high-quality implementation of projects.

Against the backdrop of accelerating multipolarity, Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee pointed out that the development of small and medium-sized countries depends on a rules-based international order.

In the context of accelerating multipolarity, former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab emphasized that China is crucial to building an inclusive governance system.

Reflecting on his two-decade deep bond with China, former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said that China's rise is not about self-serving growth, but about advancing the common good.

Amid global fragmentation and geopolitical turbulence, Europe needs to accelerate innovation and expand partnerships with emerging Asian economies. Dr. Iván Kovácsics, Director of International Strategy and Cooperation at the Hungarian Central Bank, pointed out that China is indispensable to this strategic process.

Over the past half-century and more, China's economy has undergone a remarkable journey of development, achieving world-renowned accomplishments. Peter Jungen, CEO of Germany's Jungen Group, pointed out that invention and innovation are the twin engines propelling China's economic vitality.

Reviewing the past and looking to the future, former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel noted that China-EU relations are facing new opportunities and challenges.

Against the backdrop of profound global shifts, China-EU relations are at a critical turning point. Former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi pointed out that Europe should uphold strategic autonomy and deepen cooperation with China.

"In 20 years' time, China is going to be so different from what it is now." Martin Jacques, former senior fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies of Cambridge University, has borne witness to China's evolution over the past 30 years. How does one understand Chinese modernization, and what sets it apart from Western models? Renowned as a writer and politic