At the invitation by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Panama Society of International Studies, Deputy Secretary General Dr. Tao Tao headed a CPAPD delegation to visit the US and Panama from July 15 to 22, 2018.

In the US, the delegation attended the 8^th China-US Civil Peace Forum co-sponsored by the CPAPD, AFSC and the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC. Over twenty experts and scholars from China and the US attended the forum, exchanging views on issues like China-US relations under Trump Administration, China-US relationship and security cooperation, China-US relationship and economic cooperation including cooperation with the third party, and China-US cooperation on peacekeeping and international aid, etc. Besides, the delegation also called on the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the US State Department, Pew Research Center, Center for American Progress and Center for a New American Security.

During its stay in Panama, the delegation had a work discussion with colleagues of Panama Society of International Studies, as well as meetings with scholars from School of Public Governance of Panama University and leader of Torrijos Foundation.