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Before
we begin this week’s newsletter, we wanted to let you know that we are
here. We are here, committed to our founding principles of promoting
mutual understanding and strengthening links between the people,
leaders, and institutions of Asia and the world.
Our critical work continues, and we will use our digital tools to bring
you information and conversations that matter, content that will help
you understand, content that will help you cope, and, in some cases,
content that will help you escape.
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, you will notice a shift
in our focus. In addition to the policy, arts, and education work we
are known for, a new thread of online-only content will explore issues
related to racism and xenophobia, and also shine a light on people,
cultures, and countries uniting together in the face of a virus that
does not discriminate based on race, class, or national origin.
We are all #InThisTogether. And we are here to do our part, with
insights, content, and conversations that only the Asia Society can
deliver.
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POLICY
Coronavirus:
The Impact on China
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POLICY
Coronavirus:
The Impact on Global Trade and Supply Chains
The
spread of COVID-19 has
disrupted critical global supply chains and trade flows, making the
challenge of combating the disease even more daunting as many countries
have placed export restrictions on urgently needed medical supplies and
equipment.
Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler addressed
this problem in a
conversation with Tom Nagorski Tuesday morning. Cutler
argued that the United States should take several simultaneous steps to
fight the pandemic and save lives. First, it must “incentivize
companies in the U.S. to produce equipment in mass quantities,”
she says. At the same time, “We should also be working with our trading
partners to import as much as we can,” she explained, emphasizing that
no country produces all of the medical equipment it will require.
Cutler called for countries to work multilaterally to combat the virus,
rather than impose shortsighted, unilateral export bans on medical
equipment, which she explained would guarantee many countries are left
without necessary supplies.
“This isn’t something where we can cabin off our country,” she said.
“We’re part of the global community.”
Cutler and Nagorski’s conversation is part of a series of web-only programs
on the coronavirus, Asia, and the world, organized by Asia Society
Policy Institute. Click
here to learn about what’s next.
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