On August 25, 2022, the "Global Thinkers Special", co-organized by CGTN and iGCU, was successfully held in Beijing. Leading scholars and former dignitaries from the U.S., U.K., Norway, Singapore, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, and Egypt were invited to the event. During the event, scholars and experts shared their distinctive viewpoints on the current geopolitical landscape as well as the prospect of developing countries in the next twenty years.

Prof. Kishore Mahbubani (Distinguished Fellow of Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore) reckoned that what China wants is simply to be respected again as one of the most successful civilizations in the world, but unfortunately, it has been seen as a 'threat' by the U.S. Prof. Kishore Mahbubani has a quite pessimistic but realistic view of the prospect of China-U.S. relations and proposed that the world might have to get ready for "a massive geopolitical contend" in the coming decade. He further suggested that the world has to make adjustments and make space for China, India, and the rest of Asia, and enabling the creation of new balance between Asia and the west.

Narrator: Chu Haoxiang

Producers: Liu Cong, Zeng Chuyao