On the afternoon of March 13, 2018, a lecture series of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS), Peking University (PKU) was held at Jing Yuan Courtyard No.2 of PKU chaired by Prof. Yuan Ming, President of Yenching Academy and Vice President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), PKU. Wang Jisi, Professor of School of International Studies (SIS), PKU and President of IISS delivered a speech entitled “Is the world politics making progress?” Prof. Tang Shiqi, Vice President of SIS, PKU, Zhu Wenli, Professor of SIS, PKU, Diao Daming, Associate Professor of School of International Studies, Renming University of China, and Bao Gangsheng, Associate Professor of School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University participated in the discussion.