On June 30, 2026, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between China Foreign Affairs University and The Commercial Press was held at CFAU. Wang Shiting, Secretary of the CPC Committee of CFAU, and Gao Fei, President, met with Gu Qing, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Executive Director of The Commercial Press, Ye Jun, Editor-in-Chief, and their delegation. President Gao Fei and Secretary Gu Qing signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of the two sides.

Secretary Wang Shiting welcomed Secretary Gu Qing and his delegation, introduced the University's faculty strength and educational features as well as the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity, and expressed the hope that through institutionalized cooperation the two sides would further strengthen the research, interpretation and communication of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, produce high-quality textbooks with both a global vision and a Chinese standpoint, advance the building of an independent Chinese knowledge system for international relations and diplomatic studies, and cultivate high-level, interdisciplinary talent well-versed in both China and the world. Secretary Gu Qing hoped the two sides would give full play to their respective strengths, deepen coordinated cooperation, closely meet the demand for 'foreign languages plus' interdisciplinary talent cultivation in universities under the new circumstances of the era, serve national development strategies in an all-round way, and support the building of China's independent knowledge system in philosophy and the social sciences.

Under the cooperation agreement, the two sides will continuously strengthen cooperation in textbook development, scientific research and talent cultivation, jointly contributing to China's diplomatic cause.