From May 18 to 21, 2023, sponsored by China Foreign Affairs University, guided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the United Nations Association of China, and co-organized by Beijing Wu Jianmin Public Welfare Foundation, the "Youth Hand in Hand, Common Destiny" 2023 Beijing International Model United Nations Conference was concluded in Beijing. The four-day conference was attended by about 700 teachers and students from more than 150 universities and middle schools across the country. Outstanding representatives from all schools discussed global hot issues and contributed youth wisdom programs in accordance with the United Nations rules of procedure during the four-day conference.

During the four-day session, representatives of the 10 committees of the Congress simulated negotiations and mediation consultations, and actively offered suggestions and communicated with each other while adhering to the interests of the simulated countries, making the voice of youth for creating a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, inclusiveness, clean and beautiful.

This year, our college selected 6 student representatives and 1 instructor to attend the conference. Mr. Jin Xiaozhe of our College led the team, Mr. Ding Peng of our College of Politics and Administration Class 2021 served as the team leader, Mr. Xu of the College of Physical Science and Technology majoring in Physics class 2021 and Mr. Ding Peng of the School of Politics and International Relations majoring in Politics and Administration class 2021 served as the representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency Commission. Liu Meiqin from the School of Journalism and Communication (Class 2020) is the representative of UNCTAD Committee, Tian Chengxuan and Qi Baojing from the School of Politics and International Relations (Class 2022) and Hou Jiayu from the School of Philosophy and Society are the observer representatives. During the four days of the conference, the delegates spoke enthusiastically and negotiated actively in the venue. They demonstrated their youth diplomacy style with wonderful speeches, flexible diplomatic consultations and solid academic preparation and document writing.

At the conference hall of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ding Peng and Shi Shouxu, representing Uzbekistan, conducted academic preparation and conference diplomacy on the topic of "Safety of civil nuclear facilities in war zones." Based on Uzbekistan's basic position, the two representatives put forward many feasible and constructive proposals and participated in the writing of four proposals, four draft resolutions and four amendments. It not only united the vast number of emerging nuclear energy developing countries, but also conducted in-depth discussions on the many problems exposed in the existing international treaties on nuclear safety protection. It also provides programs for emerging nuclear energy developing countries to improve the international mechanism for the protection of civil nuclear facilities in wartime, the International Atomic Energy Agency's capacity to deal with nuclear crisis, the IAEA's cooperation with other agencies to upgrade, and the international accountability and relief mechanism for the damage of civil nuclear facilities after the war. Reflecting the demands of the vast number of developing countries, it has made contributions to the protection of civil nuclear facilities in war zones, effectively promoted the conference process, played a leading role, and won the "Best Paper" award of the conference venue.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Centering on the topic of "Regulation of Cryptocurrency in Developing Countries", Liu Meiqin, the representative of Thailand, based on the national position, focused on the theme of the conference. While adopting flexible diplomatic means, he put forward constructive proposals to promote the process of the Conference. Liu Meiqin shared: "The topic of professional is more challenging, and the whole process needs to be communicated and discussed in English, writing relevant documents in English, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty." You may be nervous before a meeting, but when you are fully engaged in the discussion, lobbying, and speaking, you will find that the fun is in every conversation. Holding an open mind to learn is more important, especially when you're faced with such a tricky topic. Get rid of needless concern and shyness. Feel free to talk, discuss, negotiate and cooperate! It could be a capstone experience when you put your whole heart into it.”

The three observer representatives also actively participated in the meeting, and made comprehensive and detailed observations on the speeches of representatives at various venues, the direction of the agenda and the outcomes of the General Assembly documents. Qi Baojing, one of the observer representatives, shared: "Although the duration of the Beijing International Model United Nations Conference was only four days, I benefited a lot: through watching and learning the delegates' negotiations, debates and consultations, my ability to communicate with others has been greatly improved; By analyzing different issues of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and proposing practical solutions to the safety of nuclear energy facilities in conflict zones, my ability to think critically and solve problems has been greatly improved. As a member of the Lanzhou University delegation, I had to negotiate with students from different educational and cultural backgrounds during the conference, which helped me learn to actively communicate and cooperate with others."

In addition to the hard work of the participating students and the relevant organization staff of Qiyun International Relations Association, the outstanding achievements of the representatives selected by our college in this competition could not have been achieved without the strong support of our student work group, instructors and students.