2020-03-26 Beijing Review

VOL.63 NO.13 MARCH 26, 2020 CONTENTS

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EDITOR’S DESK

02 Act Together, Act Now

THIS WEEK

COVER STORY

16 A Chance for a Reset
Pandemic also means an opportunity

to reconnect

WORLD

18 Failing to Get Its Act Together

U.S. unable to come up with a
national plan

NATION

22 Turning Over a New Leaf

Novel coronavirus changes
people’s daily habits

26 Emergence of a

Technological Society
China’s transformation needs to

be accepted

OUT OF POVERTY

28 Green Gains

Tibet improves environment
and people’s pockets

BUSINESS

32 Braced for Headwinds

Aviation industry counts its losses

36 Breakout After Outbreak

Insurance industry sees

opportunity in adversity

38 More New Professionals

On the Block

Sixteen new-age occupations get

the nod

40 Market Watch

CULTURE

44 Finding the Silver Lining

Potala Palace enters digital era

FORUM

46 How Do We Make Good Use of

Big Data in Commerce?

ESSAY

48 Hanging Together

All countries’ responsibility

in Ķ ghting pandemic

NATION

P.20 | So Long, Farewell

Medical workers call it a day

in Wuhan

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NATION

P.24 | A New Biosecurity Shield

Work on new biosafety law accelerates

BUSINESS

P.34 | Safe and Secure

New Securities Law unveiled

12 COVER STORY

Shared Answers for Shared Problems

Renewed calls for global cooperation