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.

H.E. Djoomart Otorbaev (Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and Visiting Senior Fellow at iGCU) reckoned that concerning the global situation today, the world is urgently in need of 'leadership' and China could have the power to take that leadership in reshaping the world. H.E. Otorbaev proposed that from the perspective of Kyrgyzstan, considering its proximity to China, Kyrgyzstan would like China to take a more active role in Central Asia, and strengthen cooperation with the Central Asian countries in high-tech industries.

Narrator: Chu Haoxiang

Producers: Liu Cong, Zeng Chuyao