Rebuilding Global Consensus
The author is an associate researcher with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
As one of the most influential international forums, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has often been a bellwether for world economic development and global cooperation. As the curtain goes up on the WEF Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme of Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World, the meeting will again bring together international elites to discuss approaches to common prosperity on January 21-24.
The world economy now faces daunting structural challenges with mounting unilateralism and protectionism and rising risks of geopolitical conflicts. It is imperative for all countries to work together to reinvigorate multilateralism and global governance.
A slight warming up
In 2019, the world
