Read here (South China Morning Post, May 21, 2020)
Thursday 21 May 2020
The West has lost its way, but China may not be the beneficiary, says historian Wang Gungwu
‘It did not help that the US as the leader of that West has made serious mistakes as the world’s sole superpower, including that of letting rampant capitalism dictate the globalisation process. The negative reaction among those in the US who turned against its liberal ideals has left the country’s allies in confusion and thus opened Western hegemony to question. But even if the West should be in relative decline, that does not mean that China will be the beneficiary. Much will depend on whether China’s alternative perspective is credible and attractive to those who are now more sceptical of what the West stands for.’
Read here (South China Morning Post, May 21, 2020)
Read here (South China Morning Post, May 21, 2020)
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