New Open-Access Book: China and the Next Global Order

Henry Huiyao Wang examines the emerging multipolar world and the evolving balance between competition and cooperation among major powers.

CCG Update is pleased to share the publication of China and the Next Global Order: Coming Multipolar World and Great-Power Coopetition, the latest book by Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG).

Published by Springer Nature, the volume forms part of the China and Globalization book series. It is available open access and can be read and downloaded free of charge.

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About this book

This open-access book presents a curated look into Dr. Henry Huiyao Wang’s latest writings concerning the changing world order, a change widely characterized as one of “world disorder”. A quarter of the way into the 21st century, the world is now witnessing the definitive end of the post-Cold War unipolar moment and the beginning of a new multipolar world order.

Together, these writings explore the key questions facing the global community: How will the world navigate this structural shift defined not by a single hegemon, but by a complex web of competing power centers? How will major powers such as the US and China coexist in an era defined by both competition and cooperation? What role can China play as a new pole of influence emerges? And how can the international system adapt to reflect shifting economic weight, geopolitical realities, and the aspirations of countries across the global south?

Throughout, Dr. Wang offers forward-looking insights for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners. Equally, he highlights the indispensable role of international institutions—especially the revitalization and reform of the United Nations—in shaping a new era of globalization and multilateral systems, as the world moves toward the next global order and a new equilibrium where we must coexist, cooperate and compete at the same time.

Providing a panoramic view of today’s fragmented yet interconnected world and presenting insightful policy ideas from a Chinese perspective, this book calls on readers to reflect on how the next global order can serve all nations—large or small, North or South.

Contents

1 Introduction: A World in Transition

Part I Interaction and Exchange: Re-examining Tenuous Relations in a Transitional World

2 Reluctant Rivals I—China-US Relations under Trump, Practical Deals or More Challenges?

3 Reluctant Rivals II—China-US Relations under Biden, Containment and the Battle for Values

4 Maintaining Equilibrium—Can China and the EU Balance Global Relations?

5 Beyond the State—Innovative Forms of Exchange

6 Chinese Policy and Regional Relations

7 Perspectives on Governance

Part II Geopolitics and Multilateralism: Finding a Salient Solution to Geopolitical Tension

8 China’s Role and Contributions

9 Geopolitical Tensions and Multilateral Solutions

Part III Globalization and Economics: Tweaking the Sputtering Engine of Global Growth

10 Globalization as a Driver of Prosperity

11 China as a Driver of Global Growth

12 Exploring Solutions to Globalization Challenges

13 On the Sharing of Ideas and Power of Dialogue

14 Coming Full Circle—Forewords and Other Writings

15 Reaching the World