Mahathir says China will be 'No. 1 country in the world'

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20250530 Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

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)

SHOTARO TANI and LEJUN WANG

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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