Essay: The so-called multipolar world is often mere Chinese propaganda and public relations

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As far as the field of international relations, the education website Unacademy.com defines a unipolar world thusly, "A unipolar world is when the majority of the world is dominated by a single state or nation's military and economic power, and social and cultural influence." A bipolar world is when two countries are global superpowers. And a multipolar world is when three or more countries have major influence over the world.

Previously, I wrote the below essays which debunk the notion of a "multipolar world":

• The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?

• Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?

Below I give the reasons why the so-called multipolar world is often mere Chinese propaganda and public relations.

The so-called multipolar world is often mere Chinese propaganda and public relations

Although there are non-Chinese individuals/entities that promote the notion of a multipolar world, the nations of China and Russia heavily promote this notion.

China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

China, though China Daily, describes multipolarization as a "general trend in establishing a more just and balanced world order".

However, China (which practices state atheism) has angered the USA/West and various other nations due to its unjust actions such as:

1. Its lack of advanced warning to other nations concerning the coronavirus pandemic which started in China and its allowing of Chinese air travelers to spread the virus to other nations (See: CCP global pandemic).

2. Its large amount of intellectual property theft.

3. It's human rights violations (See: Atheism and human rights violations).

4. It dumping of state-subsidized products into other countries (some having inferior or hazardous qualities to them) and other unfair trade violations.

5. Its aggressive "wolf warrior" harassment of ships in the oceans outside its territorial waters (See: South China Sea Ruling: 5 Things to Know and The South China Sea is about to EXPLODE).

6. Its Belt and Road Initiative which often traps undeveloped countries in debt traps which they sometimes default on which kicks in a very long term leases so China gains property in other nations (See: 5 Countries That Have Fallen into China's Debt Trap).

According to British newspaper The Guardian:

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In the face of increasingly strained relations with the West, Beijing is attempting to build its influence in the global south It was a difficult summer for China’s leader, Xi Jinping. He was faced with natural disasters, economic uncertainty and a roster of disappearing ministers that had observers around the world speculating on their fate. But one brief highlight among the gloom was the Brics summit in Johannesburg, in which six new countries were added to the bloc of emerging economies, more than doubling its size. With the addition of the new members, Brics will account for nearly half of the world’s population. Xi had long called for the admission of new members to strengthen the bloc’s voice on the world stage and the expansion comes just as Beijing attempts to preserve and expand its international influence in the face of increasingly strained relations with the US. China’s middle class are facing unprecedented challenges as the country’s economy falters. Have we reached peak China? How the booming middle class hit a brick wall Read more China’s domestic troubles are piling up, with slowing economic growth and high youth unemployment. The war in Ukraine has led to Beijing providing an economic lifeline to Russia which has strained relations with the west and made China increasingly focused on winning influence in the global south. Burnishing the country’s international image is key to this goal; research published this year by Pew found that across all the rich countries it surveyed, a majority of people had an unfavourable opinion of China. In middle-income countries however, attitudes were rosier, with more than 70% of people in Kenya and Nigeria reporting positive views on China. So although Beijing has not yet given up hope of preserving dialogue and trade with western partners, its diplomatic efforts are now split between maintaining those relations and making an ideological and economic appeal to those middle-income countries in the global south.

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7. "Increasingly, Chinese trade partners in the Global South have joined the chorus of complaints about China's exports and moved to shield local industries." - Newsweek, China's Economy Dealt Trade Blows, 2024

Despite Russia engaging in war atrocities in Ukraine and presiding over a corrupt kleptocracy, Vladimir Putin praises China's so-called proposals on constructing a multipolar world

Reuters reported: "China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War Two."

Despite Russia engaging in war atrocities in Ukraine and presiding over a corrupt kleptocracy, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's proposals on constructing a multipolar world, saying they all have practical significance (See: Xi's Proposals on Multipolar World Have Practical Significance: Putin).

Please see:

• Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian

• Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Pew Research surveys: Views of the U.S. are much more positive than views of China, and increasingly so

According to Pew Research, on balance, views of the U.S. are much more positive than views of China, and increasingly so (See: Comparing Views of the U.S. and China in 24 Countries, November 6, 2023).

2018 Pew Research survey: Most countries saw the United States as the world’s leading economic power rather than China. Most countries preferred the United States as the world’s leading economic power rather than China as well

• 2018 Pew Research survey: Most countries saw the United States as the world’s leading economic power rather than China. Most countries preferred the United States as the world’s leading economic power rather than China as well

• More countries see U.S. as top global economy over China in post-COVID reversal, Axios, June 27, 2023

China's major economic crisis are signs of major deflationary pressures

According to Investopedia, "Deflation is not normally bad for an economy, except when it occurs in reaction to previous over-inflation." Unfortunately for China, it has economic bubbles that are bursting in relation to its real estate and stock markets which is causing much economic hardship to many Chinese. Both of these markets had values that were highly inflated relative to their actual economic value. The Empower website notes that deflation "can lead consumers to spend less now, in part because they expect prices to continue to fall; it can push businesses to lower wages or lay off employees to maintain profit levels; and it makes existing debt more expensive for many borrowers.

Presently, communist China is facing multiple crisis with the three major crisis below being signs of growing deflationary pressures on their economy:

• Chinese real estate crisis (2020–present)

• Chinese stock markets crisis (Since 2021, China’s stock markets have lost about $7 trillion in value.)

• Youth unemployment in China

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External links

• India at G7: myth of multipolarity