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Dr. Karim Alwadi is an entrepreneur and political scientist based in Beijing since 2001. He has founded several companies in China, operating in sectors including machinery manufacturing, infrastructure investment and development, and the travel industry.

He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in International Relations, with a focus on Sino-Arab Relations, from Renmin University of China. He obtained his Ph.D. in International Politics from China Foreign Affairs University. Dr. Alwadi is an active member of the Chinese academic community.

Currently, he serves in the following capacities:

• Fellow of the Renmin University Middle East and African Studies Institute.
• Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Governance and Development at Tong Ji University in Shanghai.
• Advisory Board Member for the China-Arab State Expo.
• Co-Founder of the Saving Syrian Children Program, a charity initiative established in 2017 focused on providing aid to Syrian families affected by war.
• Fellow of the Aspen Institute - Global Leaders Program.
• Member of the Beijing Chapter of YPO (Young Presidents Organization).
• Author of the book Real Story of Hezbollah (in Chinese), which received the 2019 McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund.

Mohammad Kheir Alwadi

Dr. Mohammad Kheir Alwadi was born in 1948. He studied Media and Publicity at Moscow State University from 1968 to 1974, earning his Master’s degree. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, becoming an integral member of the institution.

His career in media and diplomacy includes:

• Director of Foreign Radio Stations at Radio Damascus (1975).
• General Director of Syrian Radio (1977).
• Director of Syrian National Television (1978-1980).
• Chief Editor, General Director of Alwahda Foundation for Press and Publishing, and Chief Editor of Al-Thawra newspaper in Syria (1980-1990).
• Director General of Tishreen Foundation for Press and Publishing, and Chief Editor of Tishreen newspaper (1990-2000).
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the Syrian Arab Republic to the People’s Republic of China (2000-2008).
• Non-Resident Ambassador for Syria to Vietnam and Mongolia (2002).

In 2009, he founded the China and Asia Research Centre, which he continues to head. In 2013, he became an integral member of the Russian Peter the Great Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is a member of the International, Arab, and Syrian Federations of Journalists.

Dr. Alwadi has authored numerous political articles and studies on international affairs and Chinese-Arab relations, as well as several books on politics and mass media, including:

• The Most Important Media Bodies in the World
• Studies about Psychological War and Propaganda
• Chinese Foreign Policy
• China’s Experiences from Extremism to Moderation
• Chinese-Israeli Relations - Cold Considerations
• Meetings with Leaders from Countries of Asia
• The Chinese Community: A View from the Inside (forthcoming)

He has also published literary works, including the novel The Flaming Frost and a collection of short stories.