“Today, the United States still maintains its position as the world’s largest economy and without a doubt the largest military, but experts believe that the winds of change are blowing on us as new rising powers seek to dislodge those in the lead,” he said.
According to the columnist, the next superpower could be China, which will “shake the planet” by establishing a new bipolar world order.
James Lee is convinced that the United States is losing influence - as evidence, he cited Washington's inability to resolve the Ukrainian issue with Moscow through diplomacy.
He also recalled that the States are losing control in the Middle East, leaving a vacuum filled by rivals.
Former US President Donald Trump said earlier that the country "in many ways" has become a Third World state.
He also expressed concern that other countries no longer "respect and listen" to Washington.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin stated, the special military operation in Ukraine marked the beginning of the breakdown of the American world order and the transition to a truly multipolar world, which is based not on the liberal globalist egocentrism of the United States, but on the true sovereignty of the peoples.