China, a world leader soon?

Chinese President Xi Jinping watches during a gift handover ceremony at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. - Reuters

Thanks to the new US president’s erratic behaviour and policy changes, the eastern giant may stand tallest earlier than predicted.

CHINA, under the powerful leadership of Xi Jinping, may overtake the United States to assume the global leadership position sooner than expected – thanks to the chaos created to the world order by the new American president, according to scholars.