World Order Shifts: "Two Superpowers, Many Strong Powers," Says Top Chinese Scholar

The rivalry between the United States and China is not creating a simple bipolar world like the Cold War, a leading Chinese analyst says. Instead, the global order is becoming a more complex system of "two superpowers and many strong powers." Wang Jisi, a veteran scholar from Peking University, issued this warning in a recent online talk. He spoke at the University of Hong Kong’s Centre on Contemporary China and the World. Wang described the US-China relationship as one of "structural confrontation." He cited deep misunderstandings and growing risks of conflict between the two nations. He also expressed concern about America's "inward turn" under President Donald Trump. This shift in US policy is a major factor in the changing international landscape, according to Wang. The analysis suggests that other powerful countries will have significant influence. This makes the new global dynamics more complicated than the previous US-Soviet rivalry.