#Guangzhou# Mayor Sun Zhiyang met with Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, the Ambassador of #India# to #China#, in Guangzhou on August 19. The two sides discussed further cooperation in trade and investment, business, people-to-people exchanges and sister-city relations, building on their long history of exchanges. 🔗 Read more: #ChinaIndia# #Guangdong# #GlobalCooperation#

What does carbon neutrality mean for global trade? 🌱 On June 16, #PHBS# and the Peking University Institute of Carbon Neutrality co-hosted the Carbon Economics Salon Series in Shenzhen, bringing together nearly 100 scholars, industry experts, and institutional representatives. From green trade barriers and carbon markets to AI’s role in carbon governance, the discussions explored how the low-carbon transition is reshaping global economic rules, with China’s “dual carbon” goals as part of the bigger picture. One key takeaway? Carbon neutrality is not just about cutting emissions. It is also reshaping how markets work, how trade rules evolve, and how global cooperation is forged.

Leaders from Canada, Brazil, Kenya and the European Union unveiled a joint diplomatic front on the eve of the UNGA, seeking to shield global cooperation from an increasingly transactional geopolitical order

What an inspiring exchange with Laidlaw Scholars at Trinity College in Dublin! We discussed AI, skills for the future, leadership, and global cooperation. Investing in talent and knowledge is one of the smartest investments any society can make.

I once said that crypto could be a remedy for the post-pandemic world. Not because crypto is immune to macro conditions. It clearly is not. The post-pandemic world is increasingly defined by debt, inflation, geopolitical fragmentation and declining trust in institutions. Interest rates may suppress demand, but they cannot produce more energy, restore global cooperation or rebuild trust. Crypto offers something different: open financial infrastructure, programmable value and new ways for people to coordinate beyond traditional boundaries. The Fed’s latest rate hike reminds us that the old system is still treating the symptoms. Crypto’s real opportunity is to keep building the remedy.