H.E. Ambassador Cao Xiaolin, at the invitation of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), delivered a lecture on “China’s Contribution to Global Public Goods’ Provision” on March 18. Dr. Mohamed Ali Chihi, Executive Director of Global Institute for Strategic Research of the HBKU, and over 50 faculty members and students attended the lecture.

Ambassador Cao began by highlighting the growing presence of Chinese elements in Qatar, such as the strong sales of Chinese automobiles in the local market, the construction of Lusail Stadium by Chinese enterprises, and the arrival of giant pandas at Al Khor Panda Pavilion, illustrating fruitful achievements of China-Qatar strategic partnership, and stressed that mutual respect and win-win cooperation are the key words featuring China-Qatar relations, and also represent the guiding principle of China’s diplomacy.

Ambassador Cao elaborated on profound implications and practical significance of building a community with a shared future for mankind, joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), the Global AI Governance Initiative, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). He underscored that China will be committed to its foreign policy goals of upholding world peace and promoting common development, bringing much-needed stability to an increasingly turbulent world.

Ambassador Cao engaged in interactive discussions with the faculty and students, answering questions on BRICS cooperation, U.S. tariffs on China, AI governance, and international and regional affairs.