The writer, a professor of government at Harvard University, is author of ‘Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap’
When China’s top leaders met in August to review the year and assess the challenges ahead, they took satisfaction in their nation’s success compared to the floundering performance of the US and Europe in dealing with coronavirus. In President Xi Jinping’s bottom line: China had “fully demonstrated the clear superiority of Communist party leadership and our socialist system”.
After the 2008 financial crisis, China emerged as a major geopolitical force, advancing its values and interests. Today, as we see a second great economic divergence, we should expect more profound geopolitical consequences.
您已閱讀16%（741字），剩餘84%（3906字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。