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    Solutions and Ambitions

    Apr 01, 2021 4 minutes

    An extraordinary year has passed, in which COVID-19 swept the world, global political and economic uncertainty abounded, and people from all walks of life faced challenges unseen in generations. Participants at this year’s China Development Forum, an annual event hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council, have reflected on 2020, and also on the opportunities 2021 will bring, particularly in China. Below are edited excerpts of what they said:

    Henry Alfred Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State

    This year, the concept of cooperation among societies is emphasized by the experience of the pandemic, and by the enormous technological development that is taking place in so many countries, importantly in China and the United

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