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Hello and welcome to the panel discussion of World Today on Dingheng in Beijing.
A key aspect of Chinese President Xi Jinping's global governance initiative is calling
for practicing multilateralism.
As the United Nations marks its 80s anniversary this year,
the multilateral global governance system is nevertheless faced with deepening challenges.
The UN finds itself increasingly unable to play a decisive role in ending international conflicts.
The tariff policy of the current U.S. administration has disrupted decades of broad consensus on international trade rules.
Foreign aid to the world's poorest countries is shrinking and there is no increased global momentum on tackling the looming climate crisis.
So, is the golden age of multilateralism over?
What can be done to protect the multilateral system?
These questions and much more in this edition of World Today.
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So joining us now on our line are Ramesh Thakur,
a former UN Assistant Secretary General and Emeritus Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy,
Australian National University, Dr. George Zagoplas,
Senior Research Fellow of CIFE, a France-based European Research Organization,
and Professor Qu Qiang,