As I write this the COVID-19 corona virus pandemic continue with 8 million cases worldwide and 440 thousand deaths. It appears that the virus first emerged in August or September 2019. The world economy is in a contraction, the size of which is yet to be determined. While many business have been closed temporally or simply gone out of business, there are others that are prospering such as personal protective equipment, online meeting services. No one knows what the “new normal” will be or how long it will take to recover the economy. The correct way to contain the virus is a debated issue with some countries using draconian measures to prevent the spread, others taking a laissez-faire attitude, some not practicing social distancing and others in denial. Time will tell what the most effective strategy was. In the meantime, the counties that guessed wrong will pay a great price in terms of people dying and a crippled economy. Then to add to this issue the killing of an African American man (George Floyd) by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. This exposed the endemic racism that exists in the United States. This was not a single episode, rather just another event in an ongoing oppression of black and brown people in the United States. This may just be the straw that broke the camel’s back as it has led to weeks of peaceful protests, marred by opportunists who choose to loot, destroy and ferment insurrection. This movement has spread worldwide as racism is not just a USA problem. I hope that we can solve these ongoing issues without armed conflict. Violence does not bring peace and justice; compassion and understanding are important components to bring peace and justice to the world.

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在我撰写本文时，COVID-19日冕病毒大流行仍在继续，全球有800万例，死亡44万人。看来该病毒最早于2019年8月或9月出现。世界经济正在萎缩，其规模尚待确定。尽管许多企业暂时关闭或只是倒闭，但其他一些却正在蓬勃发展，例如个人防护设备，在线会议服务。没有人知道什么是“新常态”或要花多长时间才能恢复经济。遏制该病毒的正确方法是一个有争议的问题，一些国家采取严厉措施防止其扩散，另一些国家则采取放任自流的态度，有些国家没有实行社会隔离，而另一些国家则否认这样做。时间会证明最有效的策略是什么。同时，那些猜错了的县将为人们的死亡和经济瘫痪付出巨大的代价。然后，在2020年5月25日在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯的一次逮捕中，一名警察杀死了一个非洲裔美国人（乔治·弗洛伊德），这进一步增加了这个问题。这暴露了美国的地方性种族主义。这不是单个事件，而是美国持续压迫黑人和棕色人的另一事件。这可能只是打破骆驼背的稻草，因为它导致了为期数周的和平抗议，由选择抢劫，摧毁和发酵叛乱的机会主义者所破坏。由于种族主义不仅是美国的问题，这一运动已在世界范围内蔓延。我希望我们能够在没有武装冲突的情况下解决这些持续存在的问题。暴力不会带来和平与正义；