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History suggests that a global superpower in relative decline should aim for a soft landing, so that it still has a comfortable place in the world once its dominance fades. By contrast, US President Donald Trump's incoherent, confrontational approach toward China could seriously damage America’s long-term interests.... In my view, there are two major or core factors not usually mentioned that need to be considered along with the many others, central and peripheral. The first is that the...

The standard account of China’s economic rise focuses on its state capitalism, whereby the government, endowed with huge assets, can pursue a wide-ranging industrial policy and intervene to mitigate risks. This explanation is wrong.… Project SyndicateThe Real Reason for China’s Rise Zhang Jun | Dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies, a Shanghai-based think-tank

Clash of cultures, and economies. Strategic Culture FoundationWestern Wishful Thinking – ‘Excluding Everything That Makes China What It Is’ Alastair Crooke | founder and director of the Conflicts Forum, and former British diplomat and senior figure in British intelligence and in European Union diplomacy

  Russian and Chinese military capability versus US. The Vineyard of the Saker Button up yer bungholes boys n’ girls, cuz Baba Beijing is bringing on the badass Jeff Brown Crossposted from China Rising

Now the imperialist colonizers are afraid of being colonized by China rising. What's that about what you sow, so shall you reap?James Petras WebsiteImperialists’ Fear and Loathing. . . of being Colonized James Petras | Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York and adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova ScotiaSee alsoSputnik InternationalChina Seeking Both Economic and Military Dominance by Use of AI – Prof

With an introduction by David Ownby and Timothy Cheek. From the intro: This essay by Jiang Shigong 强世功 (b. 1967), published in the Guangzhou journal Open Times (开放时代) in January 2018, aims to be an authoritative statement of the new political orthodoxy under Xi Jinping 习近平(b. 1953) as Xi begins his second term as China’s supreme leader. It offers a new reading of modern Chinese history in general and the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in particular, arguing that Xi...

China’s rise is both unambiguous and unstoppable, whether the West likes it or not. Refusing to acknowledge reality will only generate more tension – and more risk, because failing to accommodate China will destabilize the rules-based order on which the world has come to rely.… The handwriting is on the wall, but in Chinese characters that few in the West seem to be able to read. Uh oh. Collision course.This post can be read as advice to the liberal West, or as a warning — or both.Project...

Even as the West favors airstrikes against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and steers clear of supporting the president in rebuilding Syria, China has stated that it is interested in reconstructing the war-torn nation, and Chinese firms are lining up to become part of the process. The reconstruction cost is expected to amount to $250 billion, according to the United Nations. China’s motivations are apolitical, and are not aimed at opposing the policies of Western nations. Rather, China is...