Fading or Staying? China’s International Standing After the Ukraine Invasion

Author(s): Brian G. Carlson
Book Title: The Future of Xi's China. Scenarios and Implications for Europe
Series: ISPI Report
Publisher(s): Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)
Publication Year: 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine holds important implications for China’s international standing. China’s rivalry with the United States, which has intensified in recent years, was already set to become the defining feature of the international system in the coming decades. The war in Ukraine, however, is likely to have a major impact on how this rivalry develops. It could have the effect of accelerating the onset of bipolarity and the consolidation of two rival blocs, with the United States and its allies and partners on one side and China on the other, with Russia as its main partner, argues CSS’ Brian G. Carlson in his chapter of this ISPI report.

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