China is not the only candidate for a 21st century superpower

US, Europe, even tech companies can all claim to set global norms

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A TV screen shows Xi Jinping attending the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress on May 28: dictatorship is a brake on innovation. © AP

Jacques Attali is a writer and the President of Positive Planet. He served as a counselor to French President Francois Mitterrand and was the first head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The pandemic has led to an accelerated discussion about who will be the world's leading power tomorrow. Given current developments, many argue that China will replace the U.S. as the world's superpower.

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