Enhanced global cooperation is urgently needed to effectively tackle the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak across the world and deal with the daunting global economic slowdown, speakers said at the Global Think Tank Webinar.

The webinar was held on Wednesday night under the topic "Stronger together: Global recovery from COVID-19", looking at the challenges brought by the COVID-19 outbreak and ways of reviving world economy amid the crisis.

The event was co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Daily in Beijing. It comes as the world faces major economic challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The event, bringing together experts and scholars from around the world, discussed the impact and disruptions from the coronavirus epidemic and called for enhanced global cooperation and continued support for globalization and global supply chain.