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Why COVID-19 shows the future not the end of globalization

Containers are stacked up at PSA's Tanjong Pagar container terminal in Singapore July 24, 2015. When Singapore celebrated its 50th birthday as an independent country in August, the city state bore little resemblance to the tiny island nation that was expelled from Malaysia in 1965. Its physical stature has swollen by 20 percent thanks to one of the world’s most aggressive land reclamation drives.  REUTERS/Edgar SuPICTURE 4 OF 31 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY 'EARTHPRINTS: SINGAPORE' SEARCH 'EARTHPRINTS SINGAPORE' FOR ALL IMAGES - GF20000065701

During the COVID-19 pandemic, societies have managed to maintain normal life because goods have been delivered to our doorstep Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

John Pearson
Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express, DHL Group
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