Davos 2026: China in the spotlight amidst global turmoil

达沃斯2026:在全球动荡之中,中国成为焦点

World Today

2026-01-23

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This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos unfolds against what an official release describes as the most complex geopolitical environment in decades. As 2026 begins under growing strain, what economic risks lie ahead—and what constructive role can China play? Host Ge Anna is joined by Yan Liang, Professor of Economics, Willamette University; Peter Chang, Former Deputy Director, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya; and Li Lun, Assistant Professor of Economics at Peking University.
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  • This year's World Economic Forum in Davos unfolds against what an official release describes as the most complex geopolitical environment in decades.

  • As 2026 begins and your growing strength,

  • what economic risks lie ahead and what constructive role can China play?

  • Welcome to Road Today, the panel discussion with Miko Anna in Beijing.

  • Just days into 2026, raw power politics made a blunt return.

  • A president was forcibly seized abroad.

  • The sovereignty of aligned states came under strain, and tariffs reemerged as a weapon.

  • Weeks later, as a broad economic forum opened under snow-covered mountains of doubles,

  • the erosion of international order was impossible to ignore.

  • It's against this backdrop that this year's forum convened under the banner of the spirit of dialogue.

  • Addressing the forum, Chinese Vice Premier He Li Feng reaffirmed four core principles—support for free trade,

  • commitment to multilateralism, win-win cooperation, and dialogue based on equality and mutual respect.

  • As some foreign media have observed, at a moment when the United States is straining the international order,

  • China is positioning itself in doubles as a responsible major economy.

  • At the same time, China released fresh economic data, 5% GDP growth,

  • with economies surpassing 140 trillion yuan or about 20 trillion US dollars for the first time.

  • So how much weight does China's 5% growth truly carry?