Dr. Wallace S. Cheng is a leading expert in trade, the digital economy, and sustainability. He currently holds the position of Head of Impact, Innovation, and Development at Globethics, a globally renowned Swiss Foundation committed to advancing responsible leadership. Prior to assuming this role, he held esteemed positions within organizations such as the United Nations World Food Programme, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, and the Shanghai Development Research Center.
In addition to his impressive career, Wallace is recognized as an Asia Society 21 Young Leader and a Yale University World Fellow. He also serves as an Agenda Contributor at the World Economic Forum since 2015 and is a highly respected faculty member at the United Nations Institute of Training and Research. With his educational foundation in development economics from Fudan University and the University of Oxford, Dr. Cheng stands out as an accomplished scholar and practitioner.
Presidents Xi and Trump should focus less on skirmishes to seek reciprocal concessions, but rather offer political support for a durable resolution of their differences.
The WTO has been a driver of global trade and prosperity for decades, but it hasn't kept pace with the times. Its survival depends on reform, and this year's G20 trade meeting could hold ...
How can members ensure the WTO's meeting in December is a success?
G20 leaders need a smarter approach to protectionist policies that threaten free trade. But first, they need a legal definition of what 'protectionism' means.
The leaders of the US and China will meet this week in a high-stakes encounter for both the global economy and their own political careers.
Los líderes del G20 deben hablar con franqueza sobre las consecuencias negativas de la globalización y dejar claro que no han abandonado a las personas que fueron relegadas.
As trade liberalization and globalization more broadly are called into question, G20 leaders must act.
Are you comfortable knowing that your every online move is under 24/7 scrutiny from broadband providers or 4G mobile networks?
As G20 leaders meet this week in Hangzhou, China, Shuaihua Cheng looks at three things they should be doing.
For the US and the EU, it’s time to start treating the world’s second largest economy as equally and fairly as it deserves.
