The C20 Summit 2018 (C20), co-organized by Poder Ciudadano and RACI, was held in Argentina on August 6 and 7. Wang Jingen,Deputy Secretary-General of the China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CNIE)attended the summit and spoke at the parallel session “Maintaining the C20 momentum towards 2020: What has civil society learned from recent experiences in China, Germany and Argentina”.

The main topics of this C20 summit include inequality, climate change, sustainable development, gender equality, anti-corruption,education, health and infrastructure. Argentine President Mauricio Macri attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Macri praised this C20 for its constructive contribution to the G20 summit. He said: "This is the first time the G20 and its engagement events are held in South America. I hope that the C20 Summit will promote more just and sustainable development. In response to the common challenges facing today’s world,the government, private sector, the general public and non-governmental organizations should make their respective contributions. Civil society plays an important role in promoting dialogues and seeking social consensus.” Macri also accepted a policy recommendation drafted by more than 600 civil society organizations from over 40 countries. The policy recommendations cover eight areas, including anti-corruption, international financial architecture, education and employment integration, climate, environment and energy,gender equality, investment and infrastructure,from local to global, and global health, calling on G20 leaders to create conditions within the C20 framework to enable civil society organizations to play an active role.

This year’s C20 host organized a parallel session“Maintaining the C20 momentum towards 2020: What has civil society learned from recent experiences in China, Germany and Argentina”.Deputy Secretary-General Wang Jingen shared the experience of CNIE in successfully hosting the Civil Society 20 China 2016 in Qingdao. First,the theme of the C20 was close to that of the G20,reflecting the concerns of the civil society and general public. The discussions were relevant to the society and presented plausible solutions to the common challenges facing the world today.Second, a communiqué recognized by most participating organizations was formed, later submitted as the outcome document to the G20 Summit and attention was paid to the follow-up implementation efforts. Third, in the preparatory process, civil society gained the active support of the government, and the good interaction between the government and the civil society enabled the latter to play a better role in providing effective suggestions for social governance and contributing its wisdom. His speech was positively received by hosts of C20 summits of 2017 and 2018 as well as the CSOs of many developing countries.Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation,the host of 2019’s C20 summit, said that it would actively learn from the CNIE’s experience and strengthen cooperation with the CNIE under the C20 framework.

The C20 this year continues to advocate for the reform of the global governance model, pursue sustainable development and social equality,vigorously promote anti-corruption and gender mainstreaming, and pay attention to the rights of women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.In addition to the representatives from civil society organizations of the G20 countries, many representatives from CSOs of Latin America and African countries also attended the summit. They suggested that the C20 should give adequate consideration to the different development stages of different countries and pay more attention to the least developed countries when drafting and discussing policy recommendations. The representatives of the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation, the organizer of the C20 summit next year, said that they would consider inviting more representatives of CSOs from Asian countries and pay more attention to the needs of civil society of Asian developing countries.