Long Yongtu was Chief Negotiator for China’s resumption of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) contracting party status and its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Apart from leading trade negotiations, Mr. Long was also in charge of the multilateral economic and trade affairs between China and the United Nations development agencies. He was fully involved in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation affairs and attended the APEC meetings of trade ministers each year from 1992 to 2001. After diplomatic service abroad from 1978 to 1986, Mr. Long returned to China and became Deputy Director-General of the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE). In January 1992 Mr. Long was appointed Director-General of the Department of International Relations, MOFTEC, and Assistant Minister of the Ministry in April 1994. In February 1997 he was appointed Vice Minister and Chief Representative for Trade Negotiations of MOFTEC. Mr. Long Yongtu was Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia from 2003 to 2010.

Siddharth Chatterjee works in the United Nations and currently serving as United Nations Resident Coordinator in China. He leads and coordinates the work of over 26 UN agencies, funds and programmes in China. He is the senior most representative of the United Nations and represents the UN Secretary General in China. He presented his letter of credentials to the President of China in April 2021.

Yue Su is the Principal Economist of Access China/Asia at The Economist Intelligence Unit. She is a frequent guest in national and international media, providing critical insight into China’s economic trends and fast changing policy environment.
Yue leads The EIU’s China research team, which provides economic and political coverage of China and has a strong client-facing element, both in terms of interacting with global clients looking at China and Chinese clients looking for a global perspective.

David Rennie is The Economist's Beijing Bureau Chief. He launched and writes the newspaper's weekly column about China, Chaguan. He has written columns for the Economist from Washington, Dc, Brussels and London. In his 25-year career as a foreign correspondent he has interviewed numerous heads of state and government, including Donald Trump, CEOs and other leaders.