Who is the leader in culture, business, technology? The only other contender I can think of is China.
And this is better?
>> And this is better?
Who says you need a leader in each of those? Maybe it's post-centralization, or in other words decentralization which people have been wanting for the internet for a while now.
China is far more reliable and dependable than dealing with a lying narcissistic paedophile and his cronies.
But China currently is a lot more stable and somewhat more trustworthy than the U.S.
However, if China does come to occupy a majorly influential seat at the table it will not be the for the first time. The last time it did, it did not impose it's will beyond its boundaries.
It is to be seen whether that repeats.