Social Theory March 25, 2020
After World War II, with the rapid development of technology and transportation and communication, the global wave was unstoppable.Globalization has promoted the circulation of capital, goods, and personnel, and has achieved economic efficiency to maximize economic efficiency through comparative advantages and interoperability.Under the structure of multilateral cooperation, globalization broke through the barriers of the national borders.However, in recent years, globalization has encountered great setbacks.
The maximization of economic efficiency has led to the problem of uneven distribution.With the slowdown of global economic growth, protectiveism and populism are rising.Many countries have retreated from globalization to narrow nationalism, which has promoted extinct emotions and conflicts of geopolitics.Instead of communicating through comparative advantages, major economies have established tariffs and non -tariff barriers, and set off trade and scientific and technological warfare.Rather than regional integration and economic integration, some regional organizations face the doom of disintegration.This anti -globalized countercurrent has affected global production and supply chain, and also shaken the international order after World War II.
Recently, the coronary virus swept the world, and once again hit globalization.The epidemic started from China and quickly spread to all parts of the world.At present, the severe epidemic disaster area has moved from China to Europe and the United States.The epidemic forced governments in at least 35 countries and regions to implement measures of different forms and degrees of sealing the country.Although this is a means to block the input -type epidemic and must not be taken, the practice of restricting the flow of staff and closing the border of the affected country has led to global trapped cities.Airlines' ceiling and pauses of tourism have become a sign of global shutdown.
In addition, the spread of the epidemic has influenced the global production chain and supply chain.The trend of global economic integration means that the global production chain is closely connected.Once the link is out, the entire production chain may be paralyzed.When the Chinese epidemic entered its peak, South Korea and European automobile manufacturers were forced to discontinue production due to interruption of Chinese parts.Although some companies have re -arranged the production chain after the US -China trade war, the epidemic has spread globally, and the replacement production chain is still difficult to seamlessly operate.
On the other hand, this epidemic has subverted the rules of gaming rules or not under globalization.The worsening of the epidemic leads to the shortage of protection equipment and the concerns of the interruption of food supply.Many countries prohibit the exit of masks, and the measures of the locked country also affect the supply of goods.In other words, even if you have money, you may not be able to obtain the supply of materials, and masks that have never been supplied, and immediately become a strategic material for buying.Therefore, many countries have begun to review the reserve policy of materials and strengthen their self -sufficient ability, even if this does not necessarily meet the principles of maximizing economic efficiency under globalization.
Despite the impact of globalization, it has not yet ended.However, protectionism and epidemic will change our awareness of global content.
Premier Li Xianlong recently pointed out in an interview with the Australian newspaper that pushing globalization to the logical extreme point means that there is no borders in the world, and the supply of various countries such as electronics or even food rely entirely on a single source.Under the raging epidemic, this concept will be tightly reviewed.He said that the epidemic will re -examine the globalization and degree of mutual dependence they can accept.
For example, he said that this crisis demand for masks is arbitrary.In another crisis, the shortage may be something else.We must ask what to do to ensure our safety.
However, Premier Li emphasized that even if we are diversified in terms of supplies and controlling personnel flow, it is not pragmatic to close ourselves and hope that this is an indestructible idea.
The epidemic spreads in the world, not only taking away many people's life, but also leading the dual impact of economic supply and demand, and the world may fall into economic recession.At this moment, the world should step up cooperation and coordination, co -resistance, and ensure the stability of the economic and financial markets.
After the epidemic, the content of globalization will be different, but no country can become an island.This epidemic has made everyone's self -danger, production, and supply chain, and triggers the disorder of the financial market.Despite the seemingly trapped cities, the epidemic crisis also highlights the importance of capital, goods, and personnel circulation to global economic development.
