Monday, November 17, 2014

Kerry Brown — The New Silk Road: China Reclaims Its Crown


Enter the dragon. The world just changed.
China’s New Silk Road idea has echoes of the ancient past, where China was the center of the world.
The Diplomat
The New Silk Road: China Reclaims Its Crown
Kerry Brown

see also

US-China Relations After APEC
Jack A. Goldstone | fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Hazel professor of public policy at George Mason University
China does not simply view the U.S. as a hegemon that it wants to supplant, but as a country whose days as global hegemon are over. In Beijing’s view, Washington should make way for other, equal powers, to have leadership over some areas of the globe.

4 comments:

Matt Franko said...

Wake me up when they demand payment for their goods in yuan....

Peter Pan said...

Is it just me or are there a lot of vanity pieces about China recently?

Ryan Harris said...

Ohhh is Washington in the way?

Schofield said...

"Wake me up when they demand payment for their goods in yuan...."

Indeed! By hook or by crook we'll blow your house down!