Five years after its launch, how has China's Global Development Initiative (GDI) evolved from a proposal into a platform for international cooperation? What impact has it had on advancing sustainable development and addressing the priorities of the Global South? In this special roundtable edition of The Hub, Wang Guan is joined by Zhou Hong, emeritus academician at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, the African Union's permanent representative to China; and Maninoud Phosena, climate technician at the Lao Meteorological Bureau, to explore the GDI's progress over the past five years. πΊ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:π https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg π Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA