The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the paradoxical dichotomy of globalization. Rapid technological innovation continues to reconfigure distribution of labor, production, and markets on a global scale. However, growing populist and nationalist sentiment in many high-income countries prompts call for de-globalizing policies.

What's the dilemma of globalization in the next few years? How will the future of globalization unfold? What role will China play in it? Join the conversation held by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) for more.

In this conversation, Thomas L. Friedman – author, reporter, columnist and recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes – shares his perspective. It is part of CCG's "China and the World" webinar series seeking to engage global thought leaders on topics concerning the current state of globalization.