How 9/11 accelerated China’s rise and the decline of US hegemony

Wars in Middle East gave Beijing room to become economic and military challenger An American flag seen on Sept. 9 in front of a backdrop of lower Manhattan, where the World Trade Center once stood. © Reuters TOKYO — In the course of history, a brief moment can alter a decades-long trajectory. The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which marked the beginning of the end of American unipolar dominance and helped accelerate China's rise, are a prime example.

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