Opinion: "Rich and poor countries have to work together to solve the COVID problem"
The Global Times interviewed Dr. Jared Diamond about the themes of his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How we understand the past may shape our future. Guns, Germs, and Steel, a book that has remained popular for many years, written by Jared Diamond, professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, provides a unique perspective in understanding the human past, especially against the backdrop of the pandemic.
"COVID has changed, and I hope that it will change, even more, the political landscape of the world," Diamond said.
What makes him think so? How does he think the pandemic is likely to end?
Faculty Referenced by this Article
![Dr. Candace Tsai](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-12/___Candace%20Tsai-sq.jpg?itok=8tcJnDo3)
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
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Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
![Dr. Oliver Hankinson](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-11/___Oliver_Hankinson-sq.jpg?itok=q7cj47-I)
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
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