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I never thought that I would become just a statistic, sacrificed as a bargaining chip in a tit-for-tat campaign between two countries.
I never thought that I would become just a statistic, sacrificed as a bargaining chip in a tit-for-tat campaign between two countries.
There is a possibility that the disease may continue to exist for a long time to come. The post-pandemic world will therefore not be the same as it was before.
Long-term policies are key for the job market to emerge from the current difficulty and to cope with the long-term challenges such as a decline in labor force due to the aging population, a mismatch between skills of job seekers and the demand of employers, as well as short-term shocks such as uncertainties in the external environment
During the recovery process, the whole world has to rise to this challenge by rapidly transforming the way we respond and reshape our world to create a secure and sustainable future for all.
The spread of the coronavirus is showing us that what we share is much more powerful than what keeps us apart. Fundamentally we are fighting for the same cause.
No one knows when the COVID-19 nightmare will end. If there is a good thing within the tragedy, this is the general admission that international cooperation needs to be strengthened. The responsibility of China and the EU becomes higher than ever.
The COVID-19 pandemic will cause a shock to the global economy. No country will be able to avoid its impacts. In order for the global economy to recover, it is necessary for an open world to reconnect the fuel line to promote economic resumption.
President Xi Jinping emphasizes innovation in tandem with reform and opening up, and speaks of a community with a shared future for humanity. For this to be realizable, however, requires people on all sides working harder to suppress the worst aspects of themselves while embracing the best aspects of others.
The EU and China must strengthen their partnership to overcome this crisis and provide the most vulnerable members of the international community with the support they need.
To focus solely on border security is narrow-minded. Finger pointing in a global crisis is short-sighted. Infectious diseases constitute challenges far beyond the realm of medical science and the borders of any single country. They test our global conceptions and mindset.
The U.S. should have learned from the experience in South Korea and Italy that the virus could cross borders and spread within countries, but they did not and wasted the month of February.
Dismantling global value chains under the myopic guise of punishment, fear of vulnerability, or nationalism would not only be a rejection of the positive benefits of globalization but it would deny a coronavirus-torn world both the spirit and collaborative opportunities that are so desperately needed today.