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Wing Thye Woo

Wing Thye Woo

Wing Thye Woo, vice-president for Asia at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Davis and a research professor at Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur and Fudan University in Shanghai.

Shifting more freight traffic from road to rail is a major decarbonisation pathway for Southeast Asia, but major hurdles stand in the way. Harmonising standards, securing investment, collective bargaining with suppliers, acquiring land and navigating geopolitical tensions must all be addressed.

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Imposing trade restrictions to address national security concerns is at the heart of heightened US-China tensions. The two countries should establish new agreements on arms control and industrial policies, which will require rebuilding trust.

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