13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum to Be Held from Sept. 15 to 17: Defense Spokesperson

Source-stated date: 27 August 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published27 August 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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China's MND spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang announced at the August 27 regular press briefing that the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum will run September 15–17, 2026, at the Beijing International Convention Center, featuring four plenary and eight parallel sessions on topics including Asia-Pacific stability, maritime security governance, emerging-technology military applications, and outer space security, alongside the 4th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum. The announcement documents the forum's continued expansion as a Track 1.5 platform and frames the 20th-anniversary edition around the concept 人类命运共同体 (community with a shared future for humanity), which places the event explicitly within Xi Jinping's ideological architecture rather than presenting it as a neutral multilateral venue. The session lineup—particularly maritime security governance and emerging-technology regulation—points to the agenda areas where Beijing is most actively seeking to shape international norms, though which foreign defense officials will attend and at what seniority remains unannounced.

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BEIJING, Aug. 27 -- The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, at Beijing International Convention Center,said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), at a regular press briefing on Thursday. Under the theme "Build Consensus on Stability, Advance Security Governance Together", this year's forum will feature four plenary sessions on International Order and Strategic Stability, Localized Conflicts: Predicaments and Pathways to Resolution, Risks and Challenges to Security and Stability in the Asia-Pacific, and The Role and Vision of Developing Countries. In addition, this forum will hold eight parallel sessions including Major-country Relations and Strategic Stability, Asian Approaches to Addressing Security Challenges, Sea Lane Security and Maritime Security Governance, Risks and Regulation of Military Applications of Emerging Technologies, and Trends in Outer Space Security Governance. "The 4th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum will also be convened in conjunction with the Xiangshan Forum," the spokesperson added. According to the spokesperson, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. Guided by the spirit of equality, openness, inclusiveness and mutual learning, the forum has evolved from a Track 2 exchange among defense think tanks into a major Track 1.5 platform for international security and defense dialogue. It serves to build consensus, deepen trust, and advance cooperation in global security governance and fostering a community with a shared future for humanity. "We invite defense and military leaders, representatives of international organizations, and renowned scholars to join the forum as we mark its 20th anniversary and explore solutions to global security governance together," said the spokesperson.

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