what does accrued to mean?

What does "accrued to" mean?
"Accrue to someone or something(歸於某人或某事)" is an idiom originally used of interest paid on money, meaning "to be credited to an account or to a person's account".
In the sentence "had accrued to", which is the past perfect tense of "accrue to", means "to have been credited to (已歸於).


The sentence is quoted from page 56 in the book "China's Struggle for Status: The Realignment of International Relations" written by Yong Deng.:
"...Prior to the events on September 11, 2001, Chinese analysts had conceded the fact that materialist power had accrued to the United States. They also took note of the strengthening of U.S. leadership(中國分析家已承認唯物的權威已歸於美國的事實。他們還注意到正在加強的美國領導地位), not only among like-minded advanced democracies but also through control of "the moral and legal high ground" in the world. They argued that Western-dominated international institutions, values, and standards have allowed the United States to categorize other countries into different groups based on these ideational factors. ..."

accrue = to increase in number or amount over a period of time

For example:
Little benefit will accrue to London from the new road scheme.
(= London will receive little benefit)

'accrued' means 增值/应计
整向意思是：中国分析师承认唯物电源已归于美国的事实。他们还注意加强美国的领导。