However, this strategy is facing rising resistance. The United States and its allies have increased economic decoupling and military countermeasures. At the same time, China’s internal challenges, including an economic slowdown and demographic decline, raise questions about whether this strategy remains sustainable. As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific and global power shifts continue, can China maintain its rise without provoking the very conflicts it seeks to avoid?
lørdag 8. mars 2025
Can China keep winning without fighting?
China’s global expansion under President Xi Jinping reflects Sun Tzu’s principle of “subduing the enemy without fighting.” Instead of direct military conflict, China relies on economic, diplomatic and technological influence. Through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), economic coercion and cyber operations, China has reshaped the geopolitical landscape.
However, this strategy is facing rising resistance. The United States and its allies have increased economic decoupling and military countermeasures. At the same time, China’s internal challenges, including an economic slowdown and demographic decline, raise questions about whether this strategy remains sustainable. As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific and global power shifts continue, can China maintain its rise without provoking the very conflicts it seeks to avoid?
However, this strategy is facing rising resistance. The United States and its allies have increased economic decoupling and military countermeasures. At the same time, China’s internal challenges, including an economic slowdown and demographic decline, raise questions about whether this strategy remains sustainable. As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific and global power shifts continue, can China maintain its rise without provoking the very conflicts it seeks to avoid?
