The world is in a very different place now than it was 50 years ago when Kissinger went to China—the US was 45-50% of global GDP then while China was a couple of percentage points; now the US is about 25% and China is approaching 19-20%.

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the US was 45 50% of the global economy... China was a couple of percentage points... America at about 25%, China approaching uh 19 or 20%

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Sir Niall Ferguson decodes Trump, China, and the new world orderAzeem Azhar
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:28:46 AM

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