Delegation from the Global Neighbours Visits the ICC

On 18 May 2026, the delegation of the Global Neighbours (European think-tank) visited to the Jianguomen Office of the International Cooperation Center (ICC). Zhou Hong, Chairperson of the Academic Committee of the ICC, Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Honorary President of the Chinese Association for European Studies, and Mr. Zhang Yu, Convener of the Joint Meeting and Director of the Steering Committee of the ICC, met with the Jovanka Porsche, Chairperson of the Global Neighbours, Vladimir Imamovich Norov, Advisory Board Member of the Global Neighbours, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and Siddharth Chatterjee, CEO of the Global Neighbours, Former UN Resident Coordinator in China, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University. The two sides reached important consensus on advancing China-EU strategic dialogue and policy coordination, promoting bilateral and multilateral high-level exchanges, and conducting in-depth communication on international and regional issues of common interest.

Zhou Hong (second from left ) and Jovanka Porsche (second from right), Vladimir Norov (first from right), Siddharth Chatterjee (first from left)

Both sides hold that over the 50 years since the establishment of China-EU diplomatic ties, bilateral exchanges and cooperation have yielded fruitful outcomes, benefiting both sides and the world at large. Valuable experience drawn therefrom includes mutual respect, seeking common ground while reserving differences, open cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results. China and the EU are constructive forces committed to multilateralism and open cooperation. The more severe and complex the international situation grows, the more imperative it is for the two sides to step up communication, enhance mutual trust and deepen cooperation. Against accelerated evolution of profound global changes, the world has entered a new turbulent and transformative period. Faced with intertwined volatility and shifts, visionary people from China and the EU should demonstrate foresight and responsibility and keep China-EU relations on the right track. The ICC stands ready to work with European think tanks including the Global Neighbours and other friendly European organizations to keep abreast of global trends. The two sides will engage in close dialogue and consultation at regional and international levels to build broad consensus, stabilize expectations and boost confidence. Efforts will be made to inject certainty into China-EU economic ties, jointly tackle global challenges, advance settlement of regional hot-spot issues and safeguard world peace and development.

The two sides engaged in exchanges

Other matters were also discussed during the meeting. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on the evolution of global landscape and international situation, China-EU bilateral cooperation and Eurasian development. The Global Neighbours invited the ICC to send a delegation to its headquarters in Austria in due course, and attend the 2026 European Forum Alpbach and its high-level dialogue Journey to the Future. Present at the meeting were representatives from the ICC's Special Representative of Economic Affairs, Secretariat, Public Diplomacy Research Center, European Studies Office, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Working Committee, and Development Committee.

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