China was one of the first countries to emerge from lockdown, after its economic activity ground to a halt due to the global health crisis. Whether its economy continues to contract, or restart its historic growth, will have a significant impact on the global picture. Professor Lawrence Lau, an economist affiliated with Stanford University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, takes a look at China’s economic outlook for the rest of 2020, and anticipates a rapid turnaround.

With COVID-19 pandemic forcing border closures, upending economies and limiting the essential people-to-people contact, two professors from across the Pacific, Shen Dingli of China’s Fudan University in Shanghai and James Wertsch of Washington University in St. Louis, connect through a Zoom meeting

With COVID-19 pandemic forcing border closures, upending economies and limiting the essential people-to-people contact, two professors from across the Pacific, Shen Dingli of China’s Fudan University in Shanghai and James Wertsch of Washington University in St. Louis, connect through a Zoom meeting

With COVID-19 pandemic forcing border closures, upending economies and limiting the essential people-to-people contact, two professors from across the Pacific, Shen Dingli of China’s Fudan University in Shanghai and James Wertsch of Washington University in St. Louis, connect through a Zoom meeting moderated by China-US Focus

"Its greatest impact has been economic." From global economies to local communities, the outbreak has shaken the world. What comes next exactly is unpredictable, but we should prepare for heightened tensions and continued global economic challenges and disputes.

Johns Hopkins University professor and Brooking Institutions senior fellow Vali Nasr tackles questions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and how President Donald Trump’s latest attack on WHO reflects his “America First” attitude and the anti-multilateralism feelings that run deep in the Republican Party. The highly-respected foreign policy scholar says that it is in the interest of the world for the Chinese economy to do well, and for the Chinese economy to do well, the American economy and European economies have to be doing well as well.

The world needs strong global partnerships in times of trouble. Jeffrey Sachs, economist and University Professor at Columbia University, sits down with our host James Chau to discuss the importance of international collaboration.

This crisis has hit hard for those who rely on fragile incomes, refugees and migrants especially. The international community is called to not only work to support those disenfranchised today, but to work to solve the issues of tomorrow. Our host James Chau speaks with UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, about how global leadership is needed to ensure a sustainable future for the world's most vulnerable.