On May 9, 2026, the academic symposium on 'The Vision of a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity and the Building of an Independent Chinese Knowledge System for International Relations,' hosted by the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity and the China National Association for International Studies, was held at China Foreign Affairs University. Miao Deyu, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Director of the Research Center, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. More than 150 experts and scholars from over 60 renowned domestic universities and research institutions attended the symposium. Wang Shiting, Secretary of the CPC Committee of CFAU and Secretary-General of the Center, delivered remarks, and Gao Fei, President of CFAU and Deputy Secretary-General of the Center, chaired the meeting.

Miao Deyu pointed out that building a community with a shared future for humanity is the core vision of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, a scientific compass guiding the world forward, the ideological banner of China's diplomacy in the new era, an essential requirement of Chinese modernization, and the guiding principle for building an independent Chinese knowledge system for international relations. The Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity has taken the lead in launching a domestic research cooperation network for a community with a shared future for humanity, aiming to pool the strengths of universities and research institutions nationwide to conduct joint research, coordinated efforts and achievement sharing on academic-theoretical interpretation and the building of the independent knowledge system. He hoped that all member units would raise their political standing and strengthen theoretical grounding; be guided by landmark achievements to enhance the integration of independent knowledge system building; uphold openness and coordination to form a research landscape with the participation of academic forces nationwide; strive to improve the effectiveness of international interpretation and communication so that the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity reaches the world better; use academic research to inform policy research and enhance the capacity to provide policy advice serving major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics; and strengthen education and talent cultivation to consolidate the long-term foundation of independent knowledge system building.

At the opening ceremony, the launch ceremony of the domestic research cooperation network for a community with a shared future for humanity and the inauguration ceremony of the Center's Chinese-English website were held.