They suggest, for example, that a new union of 10 to 12 countries be formed, and that it could rival China or the US. Unfortunately, this is a kind argumentation is most prone to feed the populist agenda in the first instance, and may prepare the ground for further divisions, if not..…
As the first G-7 country to accept a formal agreement to participate in the initiative, also known as the New Silk Road, Italy found itself under instant pressure from both the United States and its allies in Europe, all of which worried that it represented an expansion of China’s economic foothold..…
Hong Kong people have complete lack of confidence in the independence and impartiality of the judicial system China, said Albert Ho, chairman of Hong Kong Alliance Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement China.. ..…
Our biggest competitor in my view is probably China in terms of who’s going to win the 21st century. ... “So, you’re absolutely right — there’s a populist sentiment to get us out of bad wars. ..…
Western analysts particularly tend to be flummoxed that South Korea exerts so much effort on this question, despite living flush against three dictatorships (North Korea, China, and Russia). Much international relations theory – balance of threat realism and democratic peace theory..…
At a global level, China is working to undermine liberal democratic principles and augment or replace them with authoritarian ones. ... The United States cannot force China to abandon these tactics and adopt liberal democratic principles or a market-based economy. ..…
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