Yes, the coronavirus may be the accelerant, but the clash between the world’s two largest economies has put the global financial system on a decidedly weak footing. The fallout contributed, for example, to Japan’s 7.1% plunge in fourth-quarter gross domestic product. It also took a steady, but consistent toll on growth and investor confidence from South Korea to Indonesia. And then COVID-19 arrived to exacerbate those cracks, and spectacularly so.

是的，冠状病毒可能是催化剂，但是世界上最大的两个经济体之间的冲突已经使全球金融系统处于一个非常脆弱的基础上。举例来说，日本去年第四季度国内生产总值(gdp)下降7.1%，一定程度上就是受其影响。从韩国到印尼，经济增长和投资者信心也受到了持续而稳定的影响。然后COVID-19的到来加剧了这些裂缝，并且惊人地如