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Major Issues in Asia and Indian Ocean Region
At present, in the short term, the most urgent issue for the whole world is how to dealwith the Covid 19. The pandem ic situation not only poses a serious threat to the health of people in the world, including those in Asia and Indian Ocean region, but also seriously affects the development of the world economy. Many countries in Asia and Indian Ocean region are facing economic recession, and people's daily life isgreatly affected. How to control the pandemic is the most urgent challenge for thewhole world, including Asia and India Ocean region.
In the long run, the biggest issue facing Asia and the Indian Ocean is theunprecedented change. It has been occurring in the whole world, including the shift of the world economic center of gravity, the transfer of wealth, the transfer of the world power center, a new round of scientific and technological revolution, the impact and transformation of national and social governance in the information age, the thought of anti globalization, the rise of populism and the challenge of democratic and liberal values. Global governance and national governance are facing unprecedented challenges, and the international economic and political order is undergoing disorder and reorganization. At the same time, the natural environment in which human beings live is also changing, especially the climate change and the spread of epidemic diseases. The Covid 19 pandemic is the latest example, which is a common challenge faced by mankind.
Source of documents:Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference,10, 11 & 12 November 2020
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