The salon invited Mao Keji, a research fellow at the International Cooperation Center for National Development and Reform Commission, to make the keynote speech.

The salon titled "Analysis of China's policy toward Central and Eastern Europe & innovation in theoretical approaches in area studies" was presented by Liu Zuokui, deputy director of the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

​How do different civilizations follow different historical courses?

China's modernization is an integral part of the world's modernization, while the world's modernization is the global environment of China's.

On July 23, the "Co-existence and Co-Prosperity: Seminar on China-Thailand Water Resources Cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin," hosted by the Institute of Area Studies of Peking University (PKUIAS) and co-organized by Klangpanya Institute for National Strategies, a think tank in Thailand, was held online.

From July 13 to 16, US President Joe Biden visited Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia one after another, and met with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iraq, Jordan and Egypt in Saudi Arabia.

On July 16, 2022, the new book launch and symposium on "Rethinking the United States in a New Era: Contemporary Reflections" hosted by Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS) and Jiangsu People's Publishing House was successfully held online.

​The French presidential election came to an end recently, with Emmanuel Macron’s victory over the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the runoff.

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of its establishment, the Institute of Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS) held its second annual doctoral student forum on area studies on April 16, 2022.

In early January 2022, mass riots broke out in Kazakhstan and caused enormous casualties and property losses. Why did the riots occur? How should we view the post-riot situation in and out of Kazakhstan? In response to these questions, on January 25, the Institute of Area Studies of Peking University held the 36th New Buds Salon and invited seven doctoral students among other scholars to discuss on this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.