Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14, 2022. Western nations that seek to decouple from China are setting the global economy on a path to disaster. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14, 2022. Western nations that seek to decouple from China are setting the global economy on a path to disaster. Photo: AFP
Anthony Rowley
Opinion

Opinion

Macroscope by Anthony Rowley

With the global economy in danger of crashing, the world needs better leadership

  • While central bankers’ aggressive interest rates are not helping global economic stability, reckless political leaders are further endangering the situation
  • Geostrategic actions that hurt global trade are hardly what the world economy needs. Will things change for the better after the 2024 US election?

Anthony Rowley
Anthony Rowley

Updated: 3:30am, 2 Jul, 2023

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14, 2022. Western nations that seek to decouple from China are setting the global economy on a path to disaster. Photo: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 14, 2022. Western nations that seek to decouple from China are setting the global economy on a path to disaster. Photo: AFP
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