The older summits (the G-7 or, with the addition of Russia, the G-8), as well as the G-7 finance ministers’ meetings, were no longer legitimate. They consisted of countries that had actually caused the problems; they were dominated by the US; and they suffered from heavy over-representation of mid-sized European countries.
G-20是金融危机的大赢家。原有的峰会（G-7或者加上俄罗斯的G-8），还有G-7财长会议，都已经失去了合法地位。它们当中包含了实际造成问题的国家；无法摆脱美国的控制；中等欧洲国家得到过度代表的现象十分严重。