Emergence of China as a Global Power
Subject: National and international affairs
Term Paper
EMERGENCE OF CHINA AS A GLOBAL POWER
“China is not a superpower, nor will it ever seek to be one. If one day China should change its color and turn into a superpower, if it too play should play the tyrant in the world, and everywhere subject others to its bullying, aggression, exploitation 's, the people of the world should . . . expose it, oppose it and work together with the Chinese people to overthrow it.”
Deng Xiaoping, speech at the UN General Assembly, April 1974
Emergence of China as a Global Power
To offer an explanation of POWERS, two dimensions: aggregated national power and planetary reach. Aggregated national power takes into consideration geographic position; financial power; industrial output; military might (i.e. ‘power projection’ and/or ability of defense); alliance membership; educational attainment; cultural attraction; population size; historical reputation, militarily, politically and economically; government capacity and efficiency; national cohesion; and potential over the next ten years. Meanwhile, planetary reach is based on five categories: 1. Superpower – a country with systemic power, in almost every continent, including a top-tier industrial economy, a comprehensive global military footprint (or ability to defend itself against any other power) and enormous cultural attraction; 2. Potential superpower – a country (or union) with the potential to reach the status of a superpower within the next decade, conditional on various political and economic reforms; 3. Great power (global) – a country lacking the heft or comprehensive attributes of a superpower, but still with a wide footprint in all or most geographic regions, including: Africa, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East,
Term Paper
EMERGENCE OF CHINA AS A GLOBAL POWER
“China is not a superpower, nor will it ever seek to be one. If one day China should change its color and turn into a superpower, if it too play should play the tyrant in the world, and everywhere subject others to its bullying, aggression, exploitation 's, the people of the world should . . . expose it, oppose it and work together with the Chinese people to overthrow it.”
Deng Xiaoping, speech at the UN General Assembly, April 1974
Emergence of China as a Global Power
To offer an explanation of POWERS, two dimensions: aggregated national power and planetary reach. Aggregated national power takes into consideration geographic position; financial power; industrial output; military might (i.e. ‘power projection’ and/or ability of defense); alliance membership; educational attainment; cultural attraction; population size; historical reputation, militarily, politically and economically; government capacity and efficiency; national cohesion; and potential over the next ten years. Meanwhile, planetary reach is based on five categories: 1. Superpower – a country with systemic power, in almost every continent, including a top-tier industrial economy, a comprehensive global military footprint (or ability to defend itself against any other power) and enormous cultural attraction; 2. Potential superpower – a country (or union) with the potential to reach the status of a superpower within the next decade, conditional on various political and economic reforms; 3. Great power (global) – a country lacking the heft or comprehensive attributes of a superpower, but still with a wide footprint in all or most geographic regions, including: Africa, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East,
References: * Culture Mandala: The Bulletin of the Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies, Volume 6 | Issue 2 Article 3 by Rosita Dellios * http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?indicator=17 * http://europeangeostrategy.ideasoneurope.eu/2011/12/29/worlds-fifteen-most-powerful-countries-in-2012/ * http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/China.pdf * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877