The Olympics are a celebration of sports, ideals, and the human spirit. No one captures that more than Yang Qian, who won two gold medals at Tokyo 2020 including the very first to be awarded. The 21-year-old from a small village in China contemplated retiring after her mother fell seriously ill — but she chose to persevere. This is a story of hope and resilience.

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially after eight years as China's top envoy to the US. As Cui Tiankai bade farewell, we look back on his interview with our Host James Chau. They discussed the past, the future, and what all of us can do now to realize a better world.

As humanity struggles with the current pandemic, we look to the world's leading minds for solutions. Stephen Roach, former chief economist of Morgan Stanley, looks at the damage to the global system, and the consequences for challenges such as poverty. Resilience, he says, can't be presumed. He speaks with our Host, James Chau.