China unlikely to emerge as leader of post-coronavirus world

Outbreak's economic cost and lack of allies limit Beijing as global power

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A debate is raging among scholars of international relations over whether China or the U.S. will emerge stronger in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Xinhua/AP and Reuters)

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world like wildfire, there is no doubt the pandemic will affect the global order, the question is how.

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