Dear Members and Friends of SwissCham,

SwissCham is delighted to invite you to the upcoming webinar of stars webinar series Markus HERRMANN, Markus HERRMANN, Co-Founder and Managing Director, China Macro Group (CMG); (Advisory) Board Member stars and SCCC, Zurich, will be talking to JIA Qingguo, Member, Standing Committee of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC (2008-2013); Member, Standing Committee of the Central Committee of China Democratic League; Former Dean, School of International Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Under Deng Xiaoping, Beijing adhered to the maxim to "hide your strength and bide your time" in foreign affairs, seeking to ensure an international environment conducive to its own development with less active involvement in global politics. First in 2016 in a study session and then in 2018 in a foreign affairs working meeting, Xi laid out his new direction for China's role in global affairs to "lead the reform of global governance" (引领全球治理体系改革). Reflective of this growing sense of global responsibility and clout, China has been (co-)driving a number of initiatives to reshape the existing US-led international order towards a world order conceived of as a "community with a shared future for mankind" (人类命运共同体), among them the BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), or the latest three initiatives of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GSI).

How does Beijing understand the current world order and multipolarity? What roles and options are there for China in a world where it sees a "rising East and a declining West"? How, and with whom does it intend to reshape post-1945 institutions? And what could this mean for global cooperation and economic globalization? Beyond the key global trading blocs, how does China look at ASEAN, the Middle East, India or Africa?

Kindly note: This webinar is held under Chatham House Rules and will not be recorded. We are looking forward to welcoming you to this interesting seminar.

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SwissCham非常荣幸邀请您参加即将举行的明星系列网络研讨会。Markus HERRMANN，瑞士中国宏观集团（CMG）的联合创始人兼董事总经理，星力咨询（stars）和苏黎世瑞士商会（SCCC）的董事会成员，将与贾庆国先生进行对话。贾庆国先生是中国人民政治协商会议第十一届全国委员会常务委员（2008-2013），中国民主同盟中央委员会常务委员，北京大学国际研究学院前院长。

在邓小平的领导下，北京在对外事务中坚持"韬光养晦"的原则，旨在确保有利于自身发展的国际环境，对全球政治的积极参与较少。2016年首次在一次学习会议上，然后在2018年的一次外事工作会议上，习近平明确了中国在全球事务中的新方向，即"引领全球治理体系改革"。中国的全球责任感和影响力日益增长，这可以从中国（共同）推动一系列倡议来重塑现有的以美国为主导的国际秩序，构建一个被认为是"人类命运共同体"的世界秩序，其中包括金砖国家合作、上海合作组织（SCO）、一带一路倡议（BRI）、亚洲基础设施投资银行（AIIB），以及最新的全球发展倡议（GDI）、全球安全倡议（GSI）和全球文明倡议（GCI）。

北京如何理解当前的世界秩序和多极化？在一个被其视为"东方崛起与西方衰落"的世界中，中国有哪些角色和选择？中国打算如何与谁一起重塑1945年后的机构？这对全球合作和经济全球化意味着什么？除了主要的全球贸易集团之外，中国如何看待东盟、中东、印度或非洲？

温馨提示：所有网络研讨会均遵循查塔姆宫规则，非公开会议，不会被记录。欢迎您参加此次网络研讨会。

With best regards,

Your SwissCham Team