Understanding Globalization, Global Gaps, and Power Shifts in the 21st Century

This book aims to help readers make sense of our changing world by sharing the views of global thought leaders on some of the most important issues of our times, from US-China relations and global governance to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.The ten dialogues in this book were part of the "China and the World" series of online discussions hosted by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG). The series features CCG President Huiyao Wang in conversation with experts from a range of fields, from renowned scholars of international relations, economics, and history, to journalists, policymakers, and business leaders. These wide-ranging discussions offer unique insights and perspectives on key trends shaping our world in the 21st century. These include the rise of China and shifts in geopolitics, as well as the evolving nature of globalization, transnational threats, and multilateralism. This book contains the views of Huiyao Wang and Valerie Hansen, Martin Wolf, Thomas L. Friedman, Angus Deaton, Anne Case, David Blair, Wendy Cutler, Pascal Lamy, Kerry Brown, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Graham Allison, Li Chen, Adam Posen, J. Stapleton Roy, John L. Thornton, Zhu Guangyao and Kishore Mahbubani.