Commentary For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Munich Security Conference (MSC) turned out quite differently this year. With the 57th annual conference postponed until February 2022 due to the pandemic, the MSC held a special edition video conference—without China—on Feb. 19, and later held a separate virtual live event with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on May 25. The meeting revealed major challenges posed by Beijing on the West. The Munich Security Conference was founded in 1963 as a transatlantic family reunion between Europe and the United States. The MSC first invited participants from Russia and Central and Eastern European countries after the end of the Cold War, and later opened its door to other countries such as India, Japan, and China. It has become the world’s leading forum for international security policymakers to exchange views. Wang Yi has been a familiar guest at the MSC since 2002. During …