Professor Zhang WeiWei, Fudan University, and Jan Oberg.

It was indeed an honour and a joy to have this conversation about the global future with one of the most respected, outspoken and productive Chinese social science scholars, Professor Zhang Weiwei.

It is of paramount attention that we focus on the future – on the world that can be and develop to benefit humankind, including how we can strengthen the most important global organisation and adherence to its Charter.

Remember, the UN turns 80 on October 24, 2025.

Professor Zhang’s superb qualities are emphasised by the fact that The New York Times has characterised Zhang as a ‘propagandist-academic’

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