Sir Tony Blair calls on the West to counter China’s rise as ‘the world’s second superpower’
- Former Prime Minister Said Western Powers Should Build Ties With Developing Countries
- Sir Tony, 69, said China had overtaken the United States in technology
- He urged western countries to come together to counter the rise of China
Sir Tony Blair has urged western countries to come together to develop a strategy to combat the rise of China as ‘the world’s second superpower’.
The former prime minister called for a policy on Beijing of “strength plus commitment,” while warning that the era of Western political and economic dominance was drawing to a close.
He said the Western powers should increase their defense spending while expanding their “soft power” by building ties with developing countries.
At the same time, he added, they urgently needed to end the “madness” in their domestic politics and restore “reason and strategy.”
Sir Tony Blair, 69, has urged Western countries to come together to develop a strategy to counter China’s rise as ‘the world’s second superpower’
Speaking of China, Sir Tony, 69, said it had already overtaken the United States in many areas of technology, while President Xi Jinping had made no secret of his ambition to bring Taiwan back under Beijing’s rule.
At the same time, President Vladimir Putin’s “cruel and unjustified” invasion of Ukraine showed that they could no longer automatically expect major world powers to adhere to accepted international standards.