2020 and beyond: the Good, Bad and Ugly Andrew Sheng. Photo: Collected Andrew Sheng for Asia News Network Andrew Sheng for Asia News Network 2020 must be one of the toughest years in living memory. In one year, more than 300,000 people died from coronavirus in the United States, more than the number killed in four years of their involvement in the Second World War. World growth is down between 5-7 percent and many millions are struggling with their health, jobs and livelihood. Millions more have been driven below the poverty line. What does the coming 2020s decade portend? Instead of predicting an unknowable future, let's paint three possible scenarios - using the Italian spaghetti Western movie title, the Good, the Bad and Ugly.