Ely Ratner Quoted in CNN

Sanner and Ratner both cautioned against breathless assessments of Xi’s success at casting China as a global leader.

“The Japanese weren’t there, the Europeans weren’t there, [Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi] was there for the [Tianjin summit] but he left before the parade, which I think was no accident,” Ratner said. “Yes, China has increasing influence among the anti-American, anti-Western coalition — but that still excludes most of the most important economics and militaries in the world.”

“It’s a more mixed picture than China is winning, and America is losing,” he said.

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