David Miliband: China ready to join US as world power

The view from the gallery of the Shanghai World Financial tower, a symbol of China’s growing economic influence. Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian today described as the 21st century’s “indispensable power” with a decisive say on the future of the , and world trade. The foreign secretary predicted that over the next few decades China would become one of the two “powers that count”, along with the US, and Europe could emerge as a third only if it learned to speak with one voice. The remarks, in a Guardian interview, represented the most direct acknowledgement to date from a senior minister, or arguably from any western leader, of China’s ascendant position in the global pecking order. Miliband…

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