Cold War Two is transforming the global political system. Two distinct visions are competing: The US seeks to revive colonialism and imperialist "spheres of influence", using force to restore Western hegemony. China wants a multipolar order based on peace, sovereign equality, and win-win cooperation. Ben Norton analyzes speeches by officials from both countries.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqhLXjvTRsw
Sources and links here: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/us-unipolarity-china-multipolarity-vision-global-order
Topics
0:00 (CLIP) China proposes multipolar order
0:30 Cold War Two
1:13 Comparing visions of USA and China
2:49 (CLIP) Stephen Miller: Might makes right
3:39 US imperialist model
5:18 (CLIP) Marco Rubio's pro-colonialist speech
7:13 Speech by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
7:55 China opposes hegemony
8:45 (CLIP) Wang Yi explains China's vision
10:11 (CLIP) China opposes "law of the jungle"
10:24 Xi Jinping's global governance principles
10:53 United Nations
11:51 (CLIP) China defends UN system
12:33 Respect for small countries
13:56 (CLIP) US is destroying law-based system
14:40 Importance of sovereignty
15:38 (CLIP) Global South is rising
15:58 China's multipolarity vs US unipolarity
18:13 Outro
