Beijing Xiangshan Forum
The Beijing Xiangshan Forum, formerly known as the Xiangshan Forum, was launched by the China Association of Military Sciences (CAMS) in 2006 as a "track 2" platform for Asia-Pacific security dialog. It was upgraded to the "track 1.5" status as of the Fifth Forum in 2014 with a wider spectrum of participants, including defense and military leaders, representatives of international organizations, former government officials, retired senior officers, and renowned academics from within the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Since the Sixth Forum in 2015, it has been co-hosted by the CAMS and the China Institute of International Strategic Studies (CIISS), and was renamed the Beijing Xiangshan Forum at its Eighth Forum in 2018. It has developed into an important platform for international dialog on security and defense issues, attracting global attention.
Bearing in mind the importance of openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and cooperation, the Forum is committed to serving as a platform for exchanging ideas, expanding consensus, building mutual trust, and bolstering regional security. It benefits all through dialog on the basis of equality with a focus on new global and regional security trends, new opportunities and new challenges.
The Ninth Forum was convened at the Beijing International Convention Center from October 20 to 22, 2019, with the attendance of more than 1,300 people, including 76 official delegations, 23 defense ministers, six chiefs of staff and representatives of eight international organizations, as well as academics and observers from different countries, and a wide range of topics discussed on the theme of "Maintaining International Order and Promoting Peace in the Asia-Pacific."
北京香山论坛
北京香山论坛原称香山论坛，于2006年由中国军事科学学会发起，初为亚太地区安全“二轨”对话平台。论坛从2014年第5届起升级为“一轨半”，层级规模大幅提升，与会人员扩展为亚太地区和域外相关国家的国防部或军队领导人、国际组织代表、前军政要员及知名学者。自2015年第6届起，香山论坛由中国军事科学学会和中国国际战略学会共同主办。2018年第8届，更名为北京香山论坛。目前，北京香山论坛已发展成为具有重要国际影响力、开展国际安全和防务对话的重要平台。
论坛坚持开放、包容、互鉴、合作的理念，聚焦亚太地区乃至全球安全新形势、新机遇、新挑战，倡导平等对话、互利合作、共同安全，致力于集聚智慧、扩大共识、增进互信，为增强安全对话与防务联系、促进地区和平稳定发挥积极作用。
2019年10月20日至22日，第9届北京香山论坛在北京国际会议中心举行，76个官方代表团、23国国防部长、6国军队总长（国防军司令）、8个国际组织代表及专家学者和各国观察员等1300余名嘉宾出席，围绕“维护国际秩序，共筑亚太和平”主题展开了多场研讨。