From 18 to 22 June 2026, Dr. Zhou Zhanggui and his delegation paid an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of the organisers. They attended the International Conference on Nation?Building, Well?being and Peace (ICNWP) held in Bangkok, where Dr. Zhou delivered a keynote speech and engaged in extensive discussions with political, research, industrial, and academic representatives from various countries.
During their stay in Bangkok, the delegation also visited UN agencies based in Bangkok, as well as relevant universities and think?tank research departments. They participated in the Board Meeting of the Asia?Pacific Promotion Center of the UN System’s Advisory Collaboration Mechanism, exchanging views on the integration of the four global initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change and energy transition, and strengthening regional advisory collaboration in the Asia?Pacific.
About ICNWP
Founded in Thailand in 2017, the ICNWP convened its tenth session this year. The conference is by invitation only, bringing together renowned political figures, scholars, think?tank representatives, and leaders from the public, private, and civil society sectors. Over the past decade, more than 5,000 participants from over 60 countries have taken part in this annual international event.
Theme of the 2026 Conference
This year’s theme was: “In a contemporary world with increasingly blurred moral boundaries, explore ways to achieve inner peace, social cohesion, and sustainable harmony between humanity and nature through ethical reflection, cross?cultural dialogue, and the rebuilding of collective responsibility.”
Against the backdrop of global moral confusion, rampant extreme individualism, eroding trust, and the shifting of environmental responsibility, the conference sought to address these challenges by integrating perspectives from peace studies, human development, and ethics, and to promote a shared consensus on values and long?term pathways to peace.
Dr. Zhou’s Keynote Speech
Dr. Zhou Zhanggui delivered a speech entitled “From Moral Chaos to Peaceful Coexistence: Achieving Global Good Governance through Rebuilding Trust, Dialogue, and Shared Responsibility.” He reviewed the current difficulties facing multilateral actions and mechanisms in the Asia?Pacific region, analysed the commonalities and points of conflict among the core values of different civilisational blocs, and shared insights on the philosophy behind the four global initiatives—development, security, civilisation, and governance—as well as cases of international collaboration that advance the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind. He argued that real?world conflicts are external manifestations of underlying value clashes, and that in a world of moral ambiguity and fragmented values, rebuilding trust and promoting shared responsibility through dialogue are essential to achieving peaceful and effective governance.
Board Meeting of the Asia?Pacific Promotion Center
Concurrently, the Board Meeting of the Asia?Pacific Promotion Center of the UN System’s Advisory Collaboration Mechanism was convened in Bangkok. Representatives from various advisory bodies under the Mechanism exchanged views on strengthening regional collaboration among advisory institutions. They also reviewed the annual secretariat work plan and key collaborative projects. The meeting further agreed to leverage existing multi?stakeholder forums to enhance sustainable development capacity?building and project implementation in the Asia?Pacific and ASEAN regions, in coordination with UN regional agencies based in Thailand, other international organisations, NGOs, and partner advisory units.