Posted on 05/21/2016 8:56:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The United States will remain the world’s leading power for a long time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, but he stressed global affairs should not be dominated by one country.
Wang made the remarks during an interview with the Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, ahead of the seventh ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Doha last week, and the transcript of the interview was released on Thursday night.
When asked whether China, the world’s second largest economy, had prepared to replace a declining US as global leader, Wang replied “from what we know about the country, the US will probably remain the world’s No 1 for a fairly long time”. But, he added: “This does not mean that the world can only be led by one country, which, in fact, is simply impossible.”
Wang criticized Washington’s role in the South China Sea, blaming it for raising tensions in the disputed waters. …
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The Trump Effect has already begun, and he hasn’t even been nominated, much less elected yet.
What? 0bama has given up any status we had. He does not even know which bathroom to go to.
Maybe not so long with our poofterized military.
Yeah, our men and equipment are tired and could use some downtime...but do not underestimate their capability.
I get the feeling that all those chinks who want more favourable racial quotas at Harvard and Yale will not be supporting Trump.
False humility still = Misinformation.
We are not fooled, China. We know you have lofty ambitions of world wide power. Wasn’t it just yesterday they were digitally yelling in Obama’s face that “China is ready for WAR with the United States IF PROVOKED!!!!” They go from ‘double-daring us to strike them one day, to almost Kow Towing with a smile before us today.
“What a guy.”
I know...really!!! I am absolutely thrilled beyond words that we have China’s official permission to remain Number One at least for the near future!!!! Ten thousand kowtows to you, noble prince!!! /s ;)
Tactical deception.
I think it’s federally official now that we’re not supposed to call this being inscrutably Oriental. Softly, softly, catch monkey.
This is a psy op.
True power is moving from the West to the East.
For now.
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