西部陆海新通道智库联盟和陆海新通道国际交流合作中心成立

On May 17, during the 2023 Belt and Road Forum for Interconnected Land-Sea Development, a significant milestone was achieved with the establishment of the ILSTC Think Tank Association (referred to as the “Think Tank Association”).This association was jointly initiated by 48 Chinese and international think tanks to drive forward the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC).Leading the association as Secretary-General is Dong Hongchuan, the President of Sichuan International Studies University (SISU).The Think Tank Association aims to consolidate the expertise of these think tanks and focus their efforts on policy interpretation,strategic analysis, decision-making support, and project evaluation on the faster development of the ILSTC.The Think Tank Association is committed to the high-quality development in countries along the ILSTC.

On that day, the Center for ILSTC International Exchanges and Cooperation was inaugurated, a collaborative effort led by the Foreign Affairs Office and the Port and Logistics Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government,along with other relevant stakeholders.As part of the Coordination Center for the Logistics and Operation of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor,the Center for ILSTC International Exchanges and Cooperation serves as a coordinator and facilitator for international exchanges and cooperation on the ILSTC.

Agreements on friendship and cooperation between Chinese and international think tanks were signed between SISU and Panyapiwat Institute of Management in Thailand, between Southwest University of Political Science and Law and the Southeast Asia Research Centre for Humanities in Malaysia,and between the Center of Chinese and Greek Ancient Civilizations at Southwest University and the Belt and Road Institute Belgrade in Serbia, respectively.Additionally, international think tanks such as Thailand Siam Think Tank, China Research Center of National University of Laos, Cambodian Chinese Evolution Researcher Association, Tanzania Vijana Think Tank, and China Studies Center,Kazakhstan signed a framework agreement on friendship and cooperation in rural revitalization and exchanges with Pengshui Autonomous County in Chongqing.

The ILSTC Think Tank Association proposes to build itself into a harmonious, inclusive and equal platform for dialogue, an open platform for mutual learning and development, an exchange platform for shared prosperity and advancement among diversified civilizations, and a signature and worldrenowned cooperation platform.

5月17日，2023“一带一路”陆海联动发展论坛期间，48家中外智库联合发起成立西部陆海新通道智库联盟（以下简称：智库联盟），由四川外国语大学校长董洪川担任智库联盟秘书长。智库联盟将凝聚各方面智库力量，围绕加快建设西部陆海新通道相关的政策解读、战略研判、决策分析、项目评估等工作，服务西部陆海新通道沿线国家高质量发展。

当天，由市政府外办、市政府口岸物流办牵头会同有关方面共同打造的陆海新通道国际交流合作中心也宣告成立，设立在西部陆海新通道物流和运营组织中心，主要负责协调推动通道国际交流合作方面有关工作。

四川外国语大学与泰国正大管理学院，西南政法大学与马来西亚东南亚社科研究中心，西南大学中希文明互鉴中心与塞尔维亚“一带一路”研究中心等分别签署中外智库友好合作协议。泰国暹罗智库、老挝国立大学中国研究中心、柬埔寨柬中关系发展学会、坦桑尼亚维加纳智库、哈萨克斯坦中国研究中心等国际智库和重庆彭水自治县六方共同签署乡村振兴建设交流互鉴友好合作框架协议。

智库联盟提出，要打造成和谐包容、普惠平等的对话平台，互学互鉴、互促互进的开放平台，文明共荣、多元共进的交流平台，品牌彰显、享誉世界的合作平台。

陆海新通道国际交流合作中心成立。

More specifically, it entails embracing the overarching trend of global partnerships for connectivity and fostering extensive exchanges and dialogues among think tanks.This endeavor aims to establish an equitable and wellorganized platform for discussions, while generating innovative approaches and solutions to the high-quality development of the ILSTC.By doing so, it strives to harness collective efforts and foster consensus to enhance the wellbeing of individuals.

The Think Tank Association takes a proactive approach in exploring new theories and initiatives to address global crises and challenges.Through dialogue, it aims to identify solutions to global challenges, and through negotiation, it seeks to resolve global issues.By pooling collective expertise and resources, the association conducts thorough investigations to develop a comprehensive theoretical framework and address the practical requirements for the ILSTC development, thus continuously enhancing its value and significance on a global scale.

While developing the ILSTC, the association seeks to enhance cross-field cooperation among think tanks and work together to build an open and shared academic cooperation network.This is to highlight the defining feature of culture through exchanges and expand the influence of culture through mutual learning.Additionally, it plays an active role in promoting cultural exchanges among different countries and advance the establishment of a diversified international discourse system to enhance people-to-people bonds among countries and regions along the ILSTC.

Leveraging the expertise of think tanks, the association strives to disseminate the notion of a human community with a shared future and join hands in creating an internationally recognized think tank brand.The concerted efforts are directed towards deepening the understanding of the world on the ILSTC and offering new channels and pathways for resolving relevant international disputes and differences.

Source/Chongqing Daily

Photo/The Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government Translation/Xiong Lingsong

具体而言，即顺应全球互联互通伙伴关系大趋势，密切智库间交流对话，营造平等有序对话空间，研究提出西部陆海新通道高质量发展的新思路新方案，为改善民生福祉集聚力量、凝聚共识。

积极探索人类应对全球性危机和挑战的新理论新举措，通过对话解决全球性挑战、通过协商化解全球性问题，共同探索西部陆海新通道建设的理论体系和实践需求，不断提升西部陆海新通道建设的国际价值和世界意义。

依托西部陆海新通道建设，加强跨领域智库联合，打造开放共享的学术合作网络，以交流凸显文明底色、以互鉴扩大文明影响，积极担当多元文明交流角色，推动多元世界话语体系构建，促进西部陆海新通道沿线国家和地区的民心相通。

发挥智库专家力量，积极传播人类命运共同体理念，携手打造国际智库品牌，推动世界对西部陆海新通道深入了解，为解决相关国际争端和分歧提供新渠道新路径。