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USA, China and Global Leadership: Analysis in the Perspective of Conceptualisation

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In recent years, the Trump administration, embracing the principle of ‘America First’, adopts protectionism, doubts climate change and withdraws from many multilateral regimes in fields of trade, security, politics and global governance, while China firmly supports economic globalisation and free trade, adheres to peaceful development and advocates cooperation, openness, inclusiveness and mutual benefits. In these circumstances, there appears a heated debate on the shift of global leadership in academia and media, focusing on China. Beginning with summing up typical opinions about the issue of global leadership concerning the USA and China, the author conceptualises ‘global leadership’, analyses the nature and state of USA’s global leadership, discusses the Trump administration’s foreign policies and USA’s global leadership and comments China’s views and policies concerning global leadership.   This article primarily argues that leadership, unlike hegemony, is not a zero-sum relationship, and there may be more than one country harmoniously and complementarily exerting leading roles in global affairs. Only by clearly differentiating hegemony and leadership can great powers better deal with their relations.

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  • Xihui Sun, 2019. "USA, China and Global Leadership: Analysis in the Perspective of Conceptualisation," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 75(2), pages 190-205, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:75:y:2019:i:2:p:190-205
    DOI: 10.1177/0974928419841785
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    1. C. Fred Bergsten, 2018. "China and the United States: The Contest for Global Economic Leadership," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 26(5), pages 12-37, September.
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