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Former South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, 68, has been appointed as the 9th president and chief executive officer of the Asia Society, according to the organization's board of trustees on Wednesday. Kang, who held the position of Seoul's top diplomat from 2017 to 2021, is set to assume her new role in April. Before becoming S. Korea's first female foreign affairs minister, she served as a sp...
Her appointment is effective in April.
The US should fulfill its commitments effectively in the most important and sensitive areas of China-US relations, such as matters concerning China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Cui Tiankai, former Chinese ambassador to the US, said at the 2023 China-US Public Diplomacy Summit held in Beijing on Tuesday.
The China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global Development Initiative (GDI) are widely welcomed and well received, and if these goals can be achieved, the whole world will applaud, said John L. Thornton, chair emeritus of the US Brookings Institution. He believes the aspiration China has is admirable, and it would be a step forward for mankind.
The Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum kicked off in Beijing on Tuesday, attracting around 150 experts from more than 30 countries.