On January 25^th and 26^th 2013, the 8^th Doctorate Students’ Forum of China National Association for International Studies was held in China Foreign Affairs University. This year’s Forum was organized by the Institute of International Relations of CFAU. The forum was attended on invitation by experts and scholars representing Nankai University, Fudan University, Peking University, the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Renmin University of China, China Foreign Affairs University, Social Sciences in China, World Economics and Politics, Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies, Foreign Affairs Review, Contemporary International Relations, International Forum and Social Sciences Academic Press. After strict appraisal and examination by the experts, 16 doctorate students from Peking University, Jinan University, Shanghai International Studies University, Northeast Normal University, Nankai University, Central China Normal University, China Foreign Affairs University, Wuhan University, East China Normal University, Southeast University, Fudan University and Nanjing University and came into prominence. They were selected for the Forum and each gave a keynote speech.