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CPAPD Hosted the Fourth Wanshou Dialogue on Global Security


From May 13th to 14th, Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament hosted the Fourth Wanshou Dialogue on Global Security, themed "Universal Security in a Turbulent World: The Responsibility of Major Countries". Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), attended the event and delivered a keynote speech. Lu Kang, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, presided over the opening ceremony. More than 50 international security experts from over 30 countries, including Pino Arlacchi, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Andrey Kortunov, former director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, Benny Octaviar, former head of Indonesian Military Research Center, Douglas Bandow, a special assistant to former US president Ronald Reagan and a senior research fellow at the Cato Institute, and Zizi Kodwa, a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) and former Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, attended the event.


The participants had in-depth discussion over 4 topics, namely“Pressing Issues of Global Security” “The Responsibility of Major Countries Amidst Once in a Century Transformations” “Major Country Relations and Security in the Asia Pacific” and “Pathways to Universal Security”, and reached lots of consensus.