Some of the most influential leaders on the planet meet in China to discuss the consequences of the subversion of the international order generated by the United States under the Trump presidency. Beijing is proposed as a stable alternative to the USA
Three of the four most influential leaders on the planet meet in China To discuss the consequences of the subversion of the international order generated by the United States under the Trump presidency. The Chinese president XI Jinping will welcome the Russian leader Vladimir Putintoday at the center of an intense diplomatic courtship by Washington, and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra modeswhose country – traditionally seen by Washington as the fulcrum of the containment strategy towards Beijing – It was recently hit by American punitive duties. TO Tianjin The summit will be held that will see the participation of numerous other heads of state and government, including those of Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan. The appointment, according to the Wall Street Journal, It represents a crucial moment to show the world the political and economic weight of China, which intends to confirm its own central actor image capable of catalyzing around an alternative front to Washington around it. The program also provides that Putin and other guest leaders are present at Beijing next to XI, to the North Korean Kim Jong a and to the presidents of countries such as Cuba And Zimbabwe to the military parade of 3 September. The event will mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in the Second World War, remembered in China like the Victory of the War of Popular Resistance. For XI it will also be an opportunity to show the most sophisticated modern weapons developed by the country, a symbol of a military capacity designed to directly contrast the United States in the event of escalation. The timing of the event is not accidental. The Trump administration has triggered deep tensions with its commercial policy and duties imposed on several partners, sowing doubts about the credibility of American security commitments. In this scenario, Beijing Try to present himself as a more stable and reliable alternative. “The United States are helping China to increase its global influence,” he explained Xinbo Wuprincipal of the Institute of International Studies of the Fudan University of Shanghathe. “If on the one hand the duties create economic difficulties, on the other they are generating greater political support from many countries”.
Trust in the USA falls down
A survey of the Pew Research Centercited by Wall Street Journalfound that favorable opinions towards China climbed from 31% to 36% in 25 nations, while trust in United States has decreased drastically, especially in Europe, Japan and South Korea. A signal that testifies to the drop in international consent of Washington in parallel to the growing ability of Beijinor to project your image beyond the regional borders. On a geopolitical level, China – together with Russia and, in part, toIndia – consider the international order shaped by the United States after the Cold War unbalanced. Beijing He did not hesitate to harshly contrast the Trump approach, who made his own brand “America First” politics, forcing Washington to suspend different duties during the negotiations. Victor Gaovice president of Center for China and Globalizationsaid: «What China wants to guarantee is that multipolarity is preserved. No country must have the opportunity to impose their will with force ». The summit of Tianjin it is part of the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizationorganism born with the aim of strengthening Beijing’s relations with the States of Central Asia and with Russia, which over time has expanded its network by including India, Pakistan And Iran. For XI and Putin it will be the first face to face after the meeting between the Russian president and Trump in Alaska last August 15th. According to some American analysts, the opening of Trump to Moscow could return to a strategy defined as “to the reverse kissinger”, aimed at separating the Russia from the China To avoid a compact anti -American front. Trump himself, in a television interview, defined Russia and China as “natural enemies”, accusing Joe Biden to have made them closer.
Russian iron pact
Yet the observers detect how the links between Beijing And Fly are solid and difficult to scratch today. Alexander Gabuev of Carnegie Russia-Eurasia Center he explained to WSJ That “Russia is today much more dependent on China because of the war in Ukraine”, underlining how this addiction allows Moscow to keep its economy afloat and to lighten the defenses on the eastern border, moving military resources towards the Ukrainian front. India also faces complex choices. Hit by the American duties on Russian oil, which brought the tariff load to 50%, New DelhI today represents about 38% of energy exports of Flywhile the China absorbs most of the remaining volume. Despite the relationships stretched with Beijing and the memory of the border clashes of 2020, Ways He will participate in the summit, a gesture that has an important symbolic value. Analysts remain cautious, underlining that Sino-Indian tensions cannot be deleted from a single meeting. “India does not see the United States as an opponent, but Trump seems to consider India as such,” he observed Bagchi Indranidirector ofAnanta Center of New Delhi. “It makes sense to try a temporary rapprochement with Beijing, but nobody deludes himself: China remains the main strategic opponent of India”. From Weidirector of the International Security Center of the Tsinghua University, he invited not to confuse tactical changes with long -term dynamics: «In the short term there are radical shocks, but in the long run the balance will return to emerge. The differences between China And India remain unresolved, as well as the profound differences between United States And Russia». The summit of Tianjin It therefore appears as a showcase of diplomacy and symbolism, rather than as a place of concrete decisions. But the simultaneous presence of XI, Putin and ways sends a clear message: Beijing He intends to place himself at the center of a new international balance, while the United States, under Trump, face a growing skepticism by their allies and a strengthening of the alternative front led by China.
