Exclusive with Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs

Editor's Note: China's rise continues to reshape the global landscape, but how do world-renowned thinkers interpret its path and its role in today's shifting international order? In this exclusive episode of Leaders Talk, CMG's Zou Yun sat down with Professor Jeffrey Sachs, acclaimed economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Speaking from Boao in China’s Hainan Province, Professor Sachs shares his candid views on China's development, the Belt and Road Initiative, China-U.S. relations, global inequality, and the future of cooperation in an uncertain world. From his firsthand experiences over four decades of engagement with China to his insights on sustainable growth, technology competition, and global governance, Sachs offers a thoughtful, data-driven, and deeply personal perspective.