On July 21, 2022, the 22nd China-ROK Elite Forum co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the 21st Century Korea-China Leaders Society (21C KCLS) was successfully held online. The Chinese and Korean delegations were respectively headed by Mr. Wang Chao, President of CPIFA and Mr. Kim Hankyu, Chairman of 21C KCLS, who delivered opening remarks. Mr. Cai Wu, former Cultural Minister of China and Song Minsoon , former Foreign Minister of ROK delivered keynote speeches at the opening ceremony. Delegates of the two sides had candid and in-depth discussion on the topic of “taking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-ROK diplomatic relationship as an opportunity to promote the steady and sustained growth of bilateral ties ” from the perspectives of political diplomacy, economic cooperation and people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

The Chinese delegation includes Amb. Qiu Guohong, former Chinese Ambassador to ROK, Prof. Chen Wenling, Chief Economist of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Mr. Fang Xinwen, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and other experts from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and the Shandong University. The ROK delegation includes Lee Taeshik, former ROK Ambassador to the U.S., Park Joonwoo, Vice Chairman of 21C KCLS and former Director-General of the Sejong Institute, Shin Wonsik, National Assembly Member, and former government officials as well as professors from universities.