A Critical Year for China to Fight Covid-19 and Poverty
As the fight against the emergency of coronavirus draws to a close, China must carry on to fulfill other important tasks this year as planned.
As the fight against the emergency of coronavirus draws to a close, China must carry on to fulfill other important tasks this year as planned.
Because of the COVID-19 virus, the living condition of many specific group has been exposed to the world. It will expose the failure of governments to plan for and deliver services – not just health services – best meeting the needs of all. It will expose the life-threatening vulnerabilities caused by displacement, violence, poverty and war.
After the US stock market plunge triggered circuit breakers for the first time this year, the US government’s irresponsible attitude and image caused the market to continue its precipitous fall, while their various inconsistent statements and behaviors further aggravated market anxiety.
It is not only the world of politics which has been rocked by the coronavirus, the world of business has been shaken from its ideological center as well.
Boateng noted that the virus knows no age, race, or creed and people should demonstrate love and help each other.
This is an era of globalization and all parts of the world are connected closely. This is a time the world needs to work together and foster even more understanding and cooperation.
Let’s hope all countries should work together to win early victory over the pandemic which will be beneficial to the development of both China and the rest of the world as well as the global economy.
It seems clear that our world “after” the COVID-19 pandemic will not be the same as it is now. Here is my list of some of the changes likely to emerge.
Some believe this riotous market drop is long overdue as the share prices have been running at an abnormally high level for quite a period. In other words, it is safe to say the stock dive can be attributed to the eruption of various long-lasting problems.
Instead of waging the blame game, world leaders must set aside ideology and geopolitics, to jointly develop an effective vaccine and to strengthen the global public health system. In an interconnected world, no country is an island. Humankind shares a common destiny!
It is indeed strange that in the eyes of the New York Times, the coronavirus poses a test to only the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and its spread across the country is exclusively the fault of the Chinese system of government. What about the spread across Europe?
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar lauds China’s efforts against COVID-19 and urges international cooperation.