On October 16th, the Chinese People’s Foreign Affairs Society held a press conference for the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an), announcing that the forum will take place in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei Province, from October 23rd to 25th. The theme of the forum is “Rebuilding Confidence and Cooperation: A Century of Changes and the Reform of Global Governance”.
The President of the Diplomatic Society, Wu Kэн, Wang Lei, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Hebei Provincial People's Government, and Li Xia Hua, Member of the Party Working Committee of Xiong'an New Area and Director of the Publicity and Internet Affairs Bureau, attended the press conference and delivered speeches. Zou Xiaoli, Vice President of the Diplomatic Society, presided over the event.
This forum is hosted by the Chinese People’s Foreign Affairs Association, and co-organized by the Hebei Provincial People’s Government, the Management Committee of Xiongan New Area, the China United Nations Association, the China Institute of International Studies, and the Diplomatic Academy. The purpose of this forum is to invite people from all sides to discuss global governance strategies, explore specific paths and effective solutions for transforming conceptual consensus into practical actions. It aims to further build consensus and help the international community maintain confidence and determination in addressing challenges and working together to build a more fair and reasonable global governance system.
The forum has invited leaders from the strategic, political, academic, business, media, and youth sectors around the world, especially those who are influential in areas such as the United Nations, climate change, artificial intelligence, and multilateral trade. The forum is highly representative. To date, more than 180 foreign guests have confirmed their participation, coming from nearly 100 countries, including those in the Global South and Europe and America. Among them, experts, scholars, and well-known figures account for about 70%, while political figures make up about 30%. There are nearly 200 Chinese guests participating in the forum.
Central leaders will attend the opening ceremony of the forum and deliver keynote speeches. International organizations and institutions such as the United Nations, as well as foreign dignitaries and experts will make speeches at the conference. The main activities of the forum include the opening ceremony, speeches at the conference, 22 seminars across 5 panels, and various supporting events.
The conference’s sub-forums will focus on the forum’s theme and engage in discussions and exchanges on topics that are of greatest concern to the international community in the field of global governance and have the most consensus. The five sub-topics are as follows: Subtopic 1 “Practicing multilateralism and maintaining an international system centered around the United Nations”; Subtopic 2 “Advocating cooperation and unity to build consensus on accelerating development”; Subtopic 3 “Adhering to equality and mutual benefit, and deepening reforms in the economic and financial systems”; Subtopic 4 “Responding to the changes of the times, and promoting governance in new fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet, and outer space”; Subtopic 5 “Promoting cultural exchanges and achieving inclusive mutual learning”.
Director Wang Lei and Director Li Xiaohua respectively introduced the service arrangements for the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an), as well as the achievements in the construction and development of Xiong'an New Area. They welcomed people from all walks of life to attend the event.
As of now, the total development area of Xionang'an New Area covers 222 square kilometers, with a total construction area of 62.14 million square meters. 5625 buildings have been constructed. The comprehensive urban functions, public service functions, and commercial service functions are continuously improving. A good situation has been created, where the development of industries is driven by the relocation of heavy burdens, technological innovation is led, population and resource aggregation is accelerated, regional coordination is promoted, urban functions are improved, green development is advanced, opening up to the outside world is encouraged, and the level of urban governance is enhanced. The area is exploring a path for urban development that meets the requirements of the times and highlights Chinese characteristics.
During the forum, participants and media will be arranged to visit representative projects in Xiong'an New Area. This will help the world to understand Xiong'an and bring Xiong'an to the world, promoting a mutual advancement between Chinese governance and global governance. The activities include a cultural exhibition titled "Xiong'an Appointment" that covers everything from intangible cultural heritage products to technological scenarios. There will also be special presentations on two main themes: technological innovation and ecological governance. Additionally, there will be on-site visits to showcase the construction achievements of "three cities" in Xiong'an: the above-ground Xiong'an, the underground Xiong'an, and the cloud-based Xiong'an.
