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Post-Pandemic World Needs Better Globalization, Not Less

Even at a time when the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is sweeping the world, beef from New Zealand, red wine from Chile, and detergent from Germany remain just a click away for Chinese customers.

This offers a glimpse of how globalization has led to the creation of a highly integrated global web of interdependence and altered the way of living in many parts of this closely connected global community.

The pandemic has jolted global supply chains and halted much of cross-border travel. It has also exposed once again some of globalization’s

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