From July 22 to 25, Professor Tu Xinquan was invited to Washington, D.C., to attend the 2025 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE 2025), organized by the World Bank and co-hosted by the Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank and the National University of Singapore. The conference was chaired by Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank, and brought together leading scholars including Kishore Mahbubani, former Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Robert Zoellick, former President of the World Bank, and Keyu Jin, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, delivered keynote speeches.

Professor Tu Xinquan was invited to participate in the conference and gave a presentation on the development trends of the global trading system during the session “Reviving Multilateralism.” His insights were highly appreciated by the participants.

From July 26 to 29, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a renowned U.S. think tank, held its Annual China Program Conference, which brought together more than 20 scholars and government officials from China and the United States. Professor Tu was invited to attend the conference, participate in a round-table discussion on China–U.S. trade negotiations, and engage in in-depth exchanges with scholars from CSIS.

During his stay in Washington, Professor Tu also paid visits to Zhang Wencai, Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer of the World Bank; Ye Jiandi, Executive Director of the World Bank; Alan Wolff, former Deputy Director-General of the WTO; Michele Ruta, IMF trade expert; and Ken Kang. He held academic discussions with them on relevant issues.