The rise of the Chinese consumer is surely the single most important economic trend - Jim O'Neil

" The rise of the Chinese consumer is surely the single most important economic trend in the world today, and trade-bashing populists in the West, such as Trump, would do well to pay attention. Indeed, there could not be a worse time to reduce trade with China, given that the West’s largest export sectors now have an opportunity to tap into a massive new market. "
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/way-emerging-markets-2017/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O'Neill,_Baron_O'Neill_of_Gatley