国内英语资讯:Commentary: Connective power needed for better world
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 22-- <span word="About">About</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="explorer">explorer</span> <span word="Ferdinand">Ferdinand</span> <span word="Magellan">Magellan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="circumnavigation">circumnavigation</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="connected">connected</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="revolutions">revolutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="breakthroughs">breakthroughs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="knitted">knitted</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="quickened">quickened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ushered">ushered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Happily">Happily</span>-<span word="Ever">Ever</span>-<span word="After">After</span> <span word="ending">ending</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="elites">elites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Davos">Davos</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> (<span word="WEF">WEF</span>), <span word="globalization">globalization</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>, <span word="protectionists">protectionists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolationists">isolationists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="inward">inward</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="yawning">yawning</span>, <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="populists">populists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>; <span word="unilateralists">unilateralists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brandishing">brandishing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>, <span word="flexing">flexing</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tatters">tatters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="connective">connective</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spatial">spatial</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="continents">continents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span>.</p>
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