Forum told cities need to be more resilient 20:49 UTC+8, 2020-12-31 0 Urban management experts say COVID-19 has been a test for all cities and only with resilience can people recover from the impact of 2020. 20:49 UTC+8, 2020-12-31 0 Wang Dezhong, president of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, delivers a speech at the “Urban management amid the pandemic” forum. The impact of 2020 could last for many years and people need to heed the changes taking place in their communities and change with them to create a better place to live and work, experts told a forum focused on urban management in Japan and China.