A new way for Asia to lead in global Covid-19 recovery, Opinion

Covid-19 continues to devastate the global economy. Now, more than ever, international cooperation is desperately needed to escape the slump due to the pandemic shutdown. Global collaboration will be vital both to managing the health crisis and to supporting economic recovery through stabilising markets and restoring confidence, reigniting international trade, and enabling global supply chains and world travel to resume. Without international cooperation, the world faces a prolonged health emergency and lasting economic stagnation on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. But in today’s geopolitically fractured world, international cooperation is no easy call. The United States, the world’s…