The world’s richest countries (the G7) turned to the emerging powers within the G20 to help coordinate a response to the global financial slowdown. Difficult as it is for seven countries to agree on anything, imagine the challenge of building consensus among 20.
2008年11月在华盛顿举行的国际首脑会议突显了这个问题。世界上最富有的国家（七国集团）转向20国集团中的新兴大国以求助协调如何应对全球金融危机。即便是七国在任何问题上要达成共识也是困难，那可以想象20个国家间要达成共识是怎样一种挑战。