Issues that confront can help us bond

This year's Beijing International Model United Nations held in the capital had a real-world feel to it, Xing Wen reports.

More than 700 students from 160 high schools and universities from countries and regions including Britain, Germany, Canada, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia and China, participated in the 2019 Beijing International Model United Nations, held over May 23-26 by the China Foreign Affairs University.

However, what made the four-day model diplomatic event more than just a "model" this time was that the topics discussed by the delegates were inspired by several CFAU students' face-to-face conversations with senior UN officials.