How the Global South works between and with the U.S. and China on climate with Bibek Raj Kandel

Dec 17 , 2025 | Social Good

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During last month's U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum, I got to speak with Bibek Raj Kandel, a New World AsiaGlobal Fellow from Nepal with over 15 years of experience working across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa in climate policy and infrastructure. The U.S.-China relationship is often misunderstood as a dynamic playing out only among two nations. Occasionally, Europe is also included. But it affects the entire world and other nations are learning to navigate its complexities as they seek to sustainably develop.

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