Trade tensions loom as the EU pushes ahead with high tariffs on Chinese electric cars. And things could get worse as Donald Trump moves back into the White House with his protectionist policies.

So, what happens if Europe and the U.S. drift further apart from China? What's at stake? And more importantly—how do we fix it? To get the answers, this episode of News Xplained will speak to some of world's brightest minds at one of China's most influential conferences.

Reporter: Xie Hongzhou, Liu Xiaodi

Script: Xie Hongzhou

Cameraman: Guo Hongda, Pan Jiajun

Video: Xie Hongzhou

Editor: Liu Lingzhi, Yuan Zixiang, James