Coronavirus-battered economy undermines global peace

Leaders of China and India take tough stances as domestic discontent mounts

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's domestic predicaments have increased due to the coronavirus. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- The world economy has slowed amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, throwing a huge number of people out of work. People's anxieties and worries keep growing as economic conditions are unlikely to improve anytime soon.

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