Category: Media & Dialogue

A space dedicated to interviews with the media, public talks, conferences, academic forums, and conversations with scholars, experts, and practitioners from around the world.

I see media engagement as a way of sharing knowledge with the wider public, while dialogue provides opportunities to learn, build connections, and explore solutions to the common challenges facing our contemporary world.

From Energy to the Middle Corridor: Prospects for Strategic Cooperation between Vietnam and Azerbaijan

This interview was conducted for the Azerbaijan State News Agency on May 8, 2025, on the occasion of the State Visit of General Secretary To Lam to Azerbaijan in May 2025. Q1: How do you assess the current state of economic relations between Vietnam and Azerbaijan? In my opinion, the economic ties between Vietnam and...

Asking the Way of Youth: China–ASEAN Youth and the Journey of Building Trust

On 25th September 2025, I had the honor of attending the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 China–ASEAN Youth Cultural Week in Beijing. Over the past three decades, China–ASEAN relations have evolved from dialogue to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, becoming one of the most successful examples of regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Despite the uncertainties and...

Dialogue on the Future of ASEAN–China Relations: The Role of Youth in Building Trust and Cooperation

In June 2024, I had the opportunity to participate in the ASEAN–China Future Relations Forum in Jakarta as a representative of the ASEAN–China Young Leaders Scholarship (ACYLS). I was also honored to serve as one of the speakers in a discussion session on the theme: “Building Heart-to-Heart Bridges for a Closer ASEAN–China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.”...

People-to-People Exchanges: Linh Tran’s Perspective on ASEAN–China Cooperation

In this edition of The Hub published on June 21, 2024, Wang Guan was in Jakarta at the ASEAN-China Future Relations Forum and spoke with Tran Thuy Linh, a PhD candidate from Vietnam and a recipient of the ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship (ACYLS). Currently studying in Beijing, Linh emphasized that people-to-people exchanges between China and...

An Encounter Beyond Expectations: When Life, Ecology, Art, and Philosophy Converge

On May 1, 2026, I experienced an encounter that will likely remain with me for a long time in both my academic journey and personal growth – a profound conversation with the painter He Shuaizhen, who defines himself as an “ecological and peace-oriented artist.” What made this meeting particularly meaningful is that it began almost...