Leaders Talk

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar sat down with CMG's Wang Guan. He said the completion of the first construction phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has improved people's livelihoods, upgraded infrastructure and solved the energy shortage. He added that heading to the second phase, CPEC would bring a much deeper impact.

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Wang Guan sat down with Kenyan President William Ruto to delve into what he calls the "BRI conversation" has achieved and how it provides a vision for the 21st century. He categorically refutes the "debt trap" narrative, calling it a "myth" and a "rumor." He also insists on fostering cultural and people-to-people exchanges as a way to build bridges

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Zou Yun sat down with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during his visit to China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Hun Manet says his country is looking to deepening cooperation with Chinese companies to bolster investment in infrastructure building and connectivity. He also talks about his education, his gover

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Li Tongtong sat down with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema during his six-day state visit to China. From Shenzhen's high-octane development in southern China to the Jinggangshan Red Army Base in Jiangxi Province, from Fu'an in Fujian Province where China's poverty alleviation efforts have brought substantive results, to Beijing, where he met wit

In this exclusive interview with Zou Yun, Inger Andersen, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, strongly endorses China's expressions for green development. Andersen says, "I love 'lucid waters and lush mountains are as valuable as gold and silver,' the poetic concept proposed by China. Such a poetic expression can attract people's attention and raise th

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Zou Yun talks to Irakli Garibashvili, prime minister of Georgia, who attended the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Garibashvili says Georgia attaches great importance to its friendship with China and is committed to strengthening cooperation

As we are embracing the 31st FISU World University Games in Southwest China’s Chengdu, we've recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Leonz Eder, Acting President of the International University Sports Federation. The boundless enthusiasm and unremitting efforts displayed by Chengdu and the organizing committee fills him with wonder. He says this Universiade is not just

In this edition of Leaders Talk, Wang Guan sat in Baku with Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to discuss the country’s unique location between East and West and its cultural and social mosaic linking the Islamic world, Europe and China.

Manasseh Sogavare, prime minister of the Solomon Islands, says that forging diplomatic relations with China is one of the most significant decisions his country has made over the 45 years since its independence. He looks forward to enhancing the country's development through cooperation with China.

"There is no doubt that China's growth has continued to fuel the global economy," said Mia Amor Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, in an exclusive interview with Leaders Talk during an official visit to China. "We hope that the opportunities for the development of both the Chinese people and other people who work with and trade with you, will be able to continue a pace." The Prim