World Economic Journal Issue 43 September 2024 | Page 84

[ TECHNOLOGY ]

AS THE WORLD

MOVES EAST ,

‘ TECHPLOMACY ’ SPARKS A NEW GOLDEN AGE

“ In the nineteenth century , the world was Europeanised . In the twentieth century , it was Americanised . Now , it is being Asianised — and much faster than you may think ,” according to a McKinsey and World Economic Forum 2019 report
By Abbas Kazmi
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