The 20th Beijing Forum was held from November 3rd to 5th at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and Peking University under the theme of "The Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for AllInheritance and Mutual Learning." The forum was held offline three years after the COVID19 pandemic. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Forum, the "Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Beijing Forum: Selected Keynotes" was published.
Opening Speech:
Gong Qihuang (President, PKU)
Paul Alivisatos (President, UChicago) *Video
Irina Bokova (Former Director-General of UNESCO)
Yukio Hatoyama (Former Prime Minister of Japan, 2009-2010)
Chey Taewon (Chairman, SK Group) *Video
You Jun (Peking Leadership)
Keynote Speech (Presiding: Park In-kook, President of Chey Institute of Advanced Studies):
Gao Wen (Chair Professor of Liberal Arts, PKU Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)
Gene Block (Chancellor, UCLA)
Teruo Fujii (President, UTokyo)
Wang Guangqian (Vice Chairman of the 14th National Committee of CPPCC)
Session 1: The End of Empire, the Second World War, and the Transformation of Asia
Session 2: International Cooperation and Global Governance in the Era of Uncertainty
Session 3: Philosophy of Family: A New Subdiscipline in Philosophy
Session 4: Chinese Path to Modernization and Global Economic Development
Session 5: Chinese Classics from the Perspective of World Civilization History
Session 6: Area Studies from the Perspective of Plural Civilizations
Session 7: Global PopulationAgeing and Sustainable Development of Economy, Society and Environment
Session 8: The South and the North in Chinese History
Session 9: Digital Intelligence International Development and Innovation Education Forum: Digitization and the Future of Global Higher Education
Session 10: Transmission of Knowledge and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations
Session 11: Low-Carbon Transport and High-Quality Development
Session 12: Institutions and Governance from the Perspective of Modernization
Session 13: Resuming the Conversation: Histories of Science, Technology and Medicine in a World of Fracture
Session 14: Sustainable and Green Development in Africa: China-Africa-UN Cooperation
Session 15 PKU Global Health and Development Forum 2023: One Health and Innovative Ecosystem
Session 16: Youth Development and China-African Cooperation