How China’s efforts are advancing global development

May 25, 2022

Five years ago in 2017, when China's President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and a call for all partners to “jointly translate the initiative into concrete actions and make sure that no country is left behind.” Image: Pexels

Rebecca Ivey

Head of Global Collaboration Village, World Economic Forum

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