This power vacuum has reinforced the absence of leadership on global economic and political governance within the G-20 since it succeeded the G-7 at the onset of the recent economic and financial crisis. Indeed, with the exception of the London summit in April 2009, when a consensus was reached on joint monetary and fiscal stimulus, the G-20 has become just another bureaucratic forum where much is discussed, but little is agreed upon.
权力真空的现状加剧了自经济金融危机爆发之初G20取代G7以来，其内部缺乏全球经、政治理领导力的状况。说实话，除了2009年4月伦敦峰会这个例外，G20简直成了另一个官僚主义的论坛，讨论的问题很多，达成的一致很少。