Blair talks of effect of Belt, Road on world

China's new era will prove to be of major significance for the rest of the world, according to former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

Blair said General Secretary Xi Jinping's report to the 19th CPC National Congress in October clearly demonstrated China's ambition to occupy a central position on the global stage.

"It indicated that China has the ambition to go now to the next level of development and authority, and this is of big significance to the world," he said.