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How China, BRICS, and a new balance of power emerged from 9/11’s shadow

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How China, BRICS, and a new balance of power emerged from 9/11’s shadow

GZERO Media · Sep 10, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC

When the Pentagon and Twin Towers were struck on September 11, 2001, I was a US diplomat in Taiwan, focused on the globalization push coming from China’s impending accession to the WTO just three months later.…