| ID | 177653 |
| Title Proper | Divided but Not Poles Apart |
| Other Title Information | Europe, the United States, and the Rise of China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Breslin, Shaun |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While differences remain, the gap between US and European debates over the likely impact of China’s rise on the
global order has narrowed in recent years. At the same time,
China’s leaders have been more confident in establishing
dichotomized distinctions between their view of how the
world should be ordered and how China will act as a great
power on one hand, and what they depict as the West’s preferences and the typical modus operandi of Western powers
on the other. Despite evidence of ever clearer dividing lines
between different visions of China’s impact on the future of
the global order, this is not the same as a return to bipolarity. The problems of disentangling transnational economic
relations, different levels of followership for potential leaders, and pragmatic considerations of governance efficacy in
diverse issue areas all suggest something other than fixed
bloc-type alliances on either side of a bipolar divide. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Perspectives Vol. 45, No.1; Winter 2021: p.177–189 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol: 45 No 1 |
| Key Words | Global Order ; US-China Relations ; Bipolarity ; Covid-19 Pandemic ; Europe-China Relations |