Making a Multipolar World with China on Top: Beijing's New Foreign Policy Initiatives Advance its Long-Term Ambitions

Abstract

This essay argues that Chinas new foreign policy initiatives launched between 2021 and 2023 - the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative - are synchronized parts of a unified strategy to advance the Chinese Communist Party's long-term aim of supplanting the US as the world's leading power. The initiatives are each oriented toward a separate issue or sector of the existing US-led international system, but they are all aimed primarily at audiences in the Global South, as Beijing seeks to win the allegiance of these governments and populations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2023
Accession Number
AD1210077

Entities

People

  • George P. Manson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • China
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Political Security
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies