O ressurgimento da China à luz da hegemonia norte-americana

Abstract

China's rise to the status of world power is an event of great relevance to contemporary international relations. Taking into consideration that China was the world's largest economy during most of the last three thousand years, leaving to be among the most advanced nations only during a period of one hundred to one hundred and fifty years would be more appropriate to refer to China's resurgence as a power. Thus, we can say that the Chinese resurgence can significantly affect the dynamics of international relations. To perform a systemic approach of the factors that have led to China's rise and verify that these, in turn, are able to allow the country can truly become a superpower, it is first essential to analyze the current hegemon the United States by checking which aspects could enable this transition of power in the international system. The American hegemony was achieved during World War II due to the weakening of European superpowers. The growth of the Chinese economy and its role in international relations have changed dramatically since Deng Xiaoping developed a process of political reform in the 1970. There after its economy has suffered one of the most significant developments in recent history. Because of its magnitude in terms of geographical area and population, China has the potential to become a global economic player of the first order. Thus, it could be argued that the international order will remain unipolar? China or the U.S. could, in the current context, lead globally in isolation? There is no doubt that the U.S. and China have individual characteristics that could identify the maintenance or re-emergence of a hegemonic superpower. However, we are faced with a system that will most likely not admit a single country in the lead, because the formation of regional economic blocs fostered the emergence of alliances that have become essential to international relations.