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The session, held as part of the Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and
Cybersecurity 2025, was organised by the UAE Government in partnership with the World

Economic Forum. It examined the impact of intensifying competition among major powers
and the realignment of global alliances on international cooperation and economic policy.

Other speakers included George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at the United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP); Liu Qian, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of

Wusawa Advisory; Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno; and John L. Weinberg, Visiting Professor at
Princeton University. The discussion was moderated by Becky Anderson, Managing Editor
and anchor at CNN International.

Liu said China continues to transform challenges into investment opportunities, despite

ongoing trade and technological tensions. “With the escalation of competition and rapid

technological change, the world is witnessing an inevitable trade war,” she said. “This has
prompted China to diversify its international economic relations and strengthen

partnerships globally.”

Pinzón said Colombia aims to deepen ties with countries such as the UAE, calling it a
“promising opportunity for future prosperity”. He said Colombia’s natural resources and

agricultural capacity position it well to attract investment from the Middle East and Asia.

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