Former NYC deputy mayor on Beijing’s swift response at grassroots level [Video]

The 2024 Beijing Forum on Swift Response to Public Complaints was recently held in the Chinese capital. The event focuses on strategies for modern and people-centered urban governance. CGTN’s Bi Ran interviewed New York City’s former Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives and Professor of MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Phil Thompson, who cited Beijing’s swift response to public concerns at the grassroots level.