On September 18, 2026, the Institute of International Law at Peking University hosted the “Conference on State, State Theory and International Law.” Scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, Renmin University of China, China University of Political Science and Law, and other universities participated. The conference was moderated by Assistant Professor Chen Xiaohang of Peking University Law School. In the keynote session, Prof. Nehal Bhuta, Chair of Public International Law at Edinburgh Law School, delivered the keynote address, with Prof. Zhao Hong, Tenured A.P. Zhang Yongle, and Tenured A.P. Chen Yifeng of Peking University Law School serving as discussants. In the first thematic session, Tenured A.P. Qi Haotian of Peking University’s School of International Studies and Guo Xiaoduo and Qiu Shuhao, doctoral students at Peking University Law School, delivered presentations. Prof. Nehal Bhuta and Assistant Professor Zhang Kangle of Peking University Law School served as discussants. In the second thematic session, presentations were delivered by Assistant Professor Lin Zhaoran of Renmin University of China Law School; Du Zhonghua, a postdoctoral fellow at Peking University Law School; Huang Pengbei, Lecturer at the School of International Law, China University of Political Science and Law; and Hu Ruikun, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University. Prof. Nehal Bhuta and A.P. Zhang Yongle served as discussants.