The U.S. flag and Chinese flags fly in Beijing, China. The 2018 Asia Power Index finds that the U.S remains the pre-eminent power in Asia. China lags by 10 points but, as the emerging superpower, is rapidly closing in on the U. S.
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Power can be judged in many ways.
If the number of skyscrapers is an indication of a city’s prestige, then Pyongyang’s 16 dwarf the mere two that are found in Auckland.
If a currency’s share of international transactions is any indication of leverage over the global economy, then the Chinese…