TOKYO -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that China is destined to be the most prominent country, and that the U.S. will be unable to stop its rise given Washington's increasingly inward-looking nature.
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Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad discusses China's power, U.S. tariffs and other issues at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on May 30. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
TOKYO -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that China is destined to be the most prominent country, and that the U.S. will be unable to stop its rise given Washington's increasingly inward-looking nature.