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Switzerland-Davos/Challenges
Davos, Switzerland - Jan 21, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Venue for World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 annual meeting
2. Participants walking down passway
3. Various of press preparing for covering meeting
4. Various of security staff at entrance
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander Betts, professor, department of International Development, Oxford University:
"A lot of those challenges that western leaders face are to do with domestic politics. They're to do with the clash between globalization and the backlash of nationalism whether represented through increasing populist nationalism. The UK leaving the European Union or concerns about migration. And it's ironic and tragic that they are not here in Davos to discuss those very issues."
6. Sign reading "Annual Meeting 2019"
7. Various of participants, exhibition booth
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, WEF (ending with shots 9-10):
"When President Xi Jinping was in Davos two years ago, he emphasized the need to keep our global systems, our global markets open, and he emphasized the importance of multilateralism, which means globalization. But today, I think we have practically two needs: so first one is to make globalization more inclusive, I think we have to pay more attention to souls who have been left behind, but also we have to recognize, so the fourth industrial revolution, the new technologies, provide us with unique opportunities for the future."
9. Various of houses covered in snow, tram driving by
10. Various of exhibition of new technologies in progress
11. Sign reading "Annual Meeting 2019"
Global uncertainties, including populism and economic slowdown, have cast a shadow over the World Economic Form (WEF)'s 2019 annual meeting, which officially opened in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday.
The absence of western leaders at the Davos meeting has added to the challenges brought by populism to the globalization process, experts say.
The snow-covered small town of Davos seems a bit cold and quiet, presenting a sharp contrast to the previous annual session, when helicopters were swooping in the sky and security was tight. In contrast to last year's high turnout of world leaders, a lineup of western leaders are absent. The U.S. delegation canceled its trip to Davos due to government shutdown. British Prime Minister Theresa May skipped the meeting due to a Brexit deal failure. French President Emmanuel Macron is unable to attend, either, due to uncontrollable domestic situation.
"A lot of those challenges that western leaders face are to do with domestic politics. They're to do with the clash between globalization and the backlash of nationalism whether represented through increasing populist nationalism. The UK leaving the European Union or concerns about migration. And it's ironic and tragic that they are not here in Davos to discuss those very issues," said Prof. Alexander Betts of the department of International Development, Oxford University.
Concerns over a sluggish global economy have also put global governance at the top of the agenda of this year's meeting.
The theme of this year's meeting is "Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution", which will be taken up by around 3,000 participants at over 400 seminars.
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, said he hoped this year's meeting would provide more space for the discussion of global governance.
"When President Xi Jinping was in Davos two years ago, he emphasized the need to keep our global systems, our global markets open, and he emphasized the importance of multilateralism, which means globalization. But today, I think we have practically two needs: so first one is to make globalization more inclusive, I think we have to pay more attention to souls who have been left behind, but also we have to recognize, so the fourth industrial revolution, the new technologies, provide us with unique opportunities for the future," said Schwab.
Topics such as global economic landscape, climate change, artificial intelligence and digitalization are also on top of the agenda.
Switzerland-Davos/Challenges
Dateline : Jan 21, 2019
Location : Davos,Switzerland
Duration : 2'01
Davos, Switzerland - Jan 21, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Venue for World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 annual meeting
2. Participants walking down passway
3. Various of press preparing for covering meeting
4. Various of security staff at entrance
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander Betts, professor, department of International Development, Oxford University:
"A lot of those challenges that western leaders face are to do with domestic politics. They're to do with the clash between globalization and the backlash of nationalism whether represented through increasing populist nationalism. The UK leaving the European Union or concerns about migration. And it's ironic and tragic that they are not here in Davos to discuss those very issues."
6. Sign reading "Annual Meeting 2019"
7. Various of participants, exhibition booth
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, WEF (ending with shots 9-10):
"When President Xi Jinping was in Davos two years ago, he emphasized the need to keep our global systems, our global markets open, and he emphasized the importance of multilateralism, which means globalization. But today, I think we have practically two needs: so first one is to make globalization more inclusive, I think we have to pay more attention to souls who have been left behind, but also we have to recognize, so the fourth industrial revolution, the new technologies, provide us with unique opportunities for the future."
9. Various of houses covered in snow, tram driving by
10. Various of exhibition of new technologies in progress
11. Sign reading "Annual Meeting 2019"
Global uncertainties, including populism and economic slowdown, have cast a shadow over the World Economic Form (WEF)'s 2019 annual meeting, which officially opened in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday.
The absence of western leaders at the Davos meeting has added to the challenges brought by populism to the globalization process, experts say.
The snow-covered small town of Davos seems a bit cold and quiet, presenting a sharp contrast to the previous annual session, when helicopters were swooping in the sky and security was tight. In contrast to last year's high turnout of world leaders, a lineup of western leaders are absent. The U.S. delegation canceled its trip to Davos due to government shutdown. British Prime Minister Theresa May skipped the meeting due to a Brexit deal failure. French President Emmanuel Macron is unable to attend, either, due to uncontrollable domestic situation.
"A lot of those challenges that western leaders face are to do with domestic politics. They're to do with the clash between globalization and the backlash of nationalism whether represented through increasing populist nationalism. The UK leaving the European Union or concerns about migration. And it's ironic and tragic that they are not here in Davos to discuss those very issues," said Prof. Alexander Betts of the department of International Development, Oxford University.
Concerns over a sluggish global economy have also put global governance at the top of the agenda of this year's meeting.
The theme of this year's meeting is "Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution", which will be taken up by around 3,000 participants at over 400 seminars.
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, said he hoped this year's meeting would provide more space for the discussion of global governance.
"When President Xi Jinping was in Davos two years ago, he emphasized the need to keep our global systems, our global markets open, and he emphasized the importance of multilateralism, which means globalization. But today, I think we have practically two needs: so first one is to make globalization more inclusive, I think we have to pay more attention to souls who have been left behind, but also we have to recognize, so the fourth industrial revolution, the new technologies, provide us with unique opportunities for the future," said Schwab.
Topics such as global economic landscape, climate change, artificial intelligence and digitalization are also on top of the agenda.
ID : 8101297
Published : 2019-01-22 09:03
Last Modified : 2019-01-23 21:34:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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