How might the economic development of China lead to a bipolar world?
What are the changes in global economic structures?
Currently, the U.S. and Western countries are in power but as China's economy continues to grow and especially as its trade with Africa continues to grow it's possible that China will soon surpass all of the other countries. This has the potential of creating a lot of turmoil as democracy is the prominent government structure currently and for China to start to dominate would mean that a very different government structure: communism is prominent. This is dangerous because when people don't understand something, there is likelihood for conflict simply based on lack of understanding. The effect of communism of human rights is something to consider as well. Often, communist countries appear wealthy but its people aren't. The question comes, who benefits? When China or any other country begins trade with a less developed country you have to consider the demand of the country and what their goals are in "trading" or interacting with another country. What is the motivation? What influence will China's social policies have on other countries policy adoption?
Referring to the article, for example there is the danger of China's trade in Africa making it appear as if Africa's economy is growing but a lot of the growth is only benefiting the Chinese influence within the country? Another thing to consider is on "what side" Africa will land eventually considering the amount of influence it has from many countries. Will it pick one side or have a mix of the influences?
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