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Reuters
Reuters
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By Guy Faulconbridge

Ukraine war shows West's dominance is ending as China rises, Blair says

FILE PHOTO: Rescuers remove debris of the House of Officers building hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

The Ukraine war shows that the West's dominance is coming to an end as China rises to superpower status in partnership with Russia at one of the most significant inflection points in centuries, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said.

The world, Blair said, was at a turning point in history comparable with the end of World War Two or the collapse of the Soviet Union: but this time the West is clearly not in the ascendant.

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