It has long been an important place for leaders to meet and exchange ideas. But this year, handshakes and personal greetings have been replaced by virtual speeches – the result of the coronavirus pandemic that hovers over most every issue. CGTN’s Juliet Mann has more.

Joining the discussion:

• Qinduo Xu is senior fellow, Pangoal Institution and host of CGTN’s Dialogue Weekend
• Nicolas Veron is senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic think tank
• Gregory Daco is chief U.S. economist, Oxford Economics
• Anit Mukherjee is policy fellow at the Center for Global Development

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