China’s compliance as gift-giving is testing how ready the Western IR is to deny an intensively mutually constituted China as sheer stranger.
The existential relations between Nigeria and China have been driven largely by an infrastructure-led investment strategy rooted in Nigeria’s development agenda.
If a rising power truly cares about its international stand and reputation, the optimal status seeking strategy in the long run is to invest in the overall well-being of its people.
We see a capitalist titan upon which the sun is setting and another whose moment appears to be at hand. To imagine that the US will allow a changing of the guard is ludicrous.
Knowledge, humility, and honesty will be the things that help the outside world deal with the historic challenge of China’s rise.
A new brand of Chinese diplomat is emerging. Unlike the older generation these so-called ‘wolf warriors’ are known for their aggressive, proactive and high-profile tactics.
The American century is coming to its end and China is ready to dominate the Asian Hemisphere. Yet, China’s labelling as a threat to world peace and security is contested.
Amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, Europe will try to find a middle road between Trump style confrontation and coddling.
China will make new demands, but the time has passed for Australia to adequately defend themselves militarily and a new formula for politico-negotiation needs to emerge.
The West must accept that China is not monolithic and the bigger picture must be discussed to find appropriate answers.
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