Xi prepares to speak at the National People's Congress on Monday. © Noel Celis/Pool/Reuters
Washington Post: With Russia visit, Xi pursues effort to upend U.S.-led global order
Fresh off a legislative congress where he cemented his vision for governing China, Xi Jinping turned to how he would create a better world order.
It would be based on mutual respect, tolerance and equality — and China would be its natural leader, he told heads of political parties for an array of countries, including Russia and South Africa, Nicaragua and East Timor. “Chinese-style modernization does not follow the old path of colonial plunder or the hegemony of strong countries,” Xi told them in a video call Wednesday, sitting at a desk surrounded by Chinese and Communist Party flags.
“The world does not need another Cold War,” he said, announcing his new concept — the “global civilization initiative,” a set of lofty guiding principles for a “new type of international relations” that China is building.
Xi’s comments were a clear rebuke of the United States — and a reflection of the harder tack he is taking as he ramps up China’s diplomatic efforts with an expected visit to Russia.
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WNU Editor: China still has a long way to go to upend the US-led global order. But Beijing is definitely positioning itself to provide the world an alternative to what the US is offering.
3 comments:
As much as the current "world order" sucks, it comes from healthy stock and is built on a good foundation. China the leader of a new world order? LMAO That tree is rotten to the very roots.
Even if people believe what he's selling and think it's something they want, they really don't.
No, but the Chinese have the one thing everyone likes, MONEY!
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