World economic leaders push back against the idea of decoupling global trade. How would that affect countries, especially developing ones?

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, China hosted an in-person World Economic Forum in Tianjin. Known as the “Summer Davos,” the three-day event fostered dialogue on innovation, entrepreneurship, and global cooperation to bolster economic growth.     

Joining the discussion:

• Qu Qiang is Assistant Director of the International Monetary Institute at Renmin University of China. 
• John Gong is Professor of economics at the University of International Business and Economics.
• Zongyuan Zoe Liu is a Fellow for international political economy at the Council on Foreign Relations. 
• Ryan Patel is a Global Business Executive. 

China's economic growth in the second quarter will be higher than the first and was projected to reach the annual economic growth target of around 5%, China's Premier Li Qiang told delegates at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin https://t.co/4hwj3lVlwl pic.twitter.com/3CCR7SqNr3

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 27, 2023

"For the two largest economies in the world to be at loggerheads, it's not going to inspire confidence in the rest of the world," said a Cornell economics professor at the Summer Davos in China's Tianjin. #GLOBALink pic.twitter.com/XHHjocIQ21

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 29, 2023