皇冠体育app

In his well-known book, When 皇冠体育app Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, Martin Jacques claims 皇冠体育app's impact on the world will be profound and, in the long term, 皇冠体育app will seek "to transform that system while at the same time, in effect, sponsoring a new 皇冠体育app-centric international system which will exist alongside the present system and probably slowly begin to usurp it".

Jacques' bullish statement raises the expectation that 皇冠体育app may come to dominate the world in the not-too-distant future. However, David Shambaugh, a leading expert in the field of contemporary 皇冠体育app studies in the United States, pours cold water on such an upbeat sentiment.

In his newly released book, 皇冠体育app Goes Global: the Partial Power, Shambaugh systematically examines 皇冠体育app's global impact in economic, political, military and cultural fields.

Although he acknowledges that 皇冠体育app's rise is a "big story of our time", he draws conclusions: 皇冠体育app is a partial power and the elements of 皇冠体育app's global power are actually surprisingly weak and very uneven; 皇冠体育app is not as important, and it is certainly not as influential, as conventional wisdom holds; 皇冠体育app has a very long way to go before it becomes - if it ever does - a true global power and it will never "rule the world".

As a thoughtful scholar, Shambaugh's sector-by-sector diagnosis is incisive, straightforward and even inspiring to some Chinese, who truly cheer their nation as a rising great power. But he also believes 皇冠体育app is a reactive, lonely power and has "very little influence on global cultural trends, minimal soft power and a mixed-to-poor international image".

Standing in sharp contrast with many scholastic books, which pay more attention to 皇冠体育app's rising power, Shambaugh's book reveals the downside of 皇冠体育app's performance on the world stage. Although this assessment could make many Chinese uncomfortable - as an old Chinese saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth, faithful words are contrary to the ears - Shambaugh's diagnosis reads like a wake-up call for many Chinese, who love to celebrate their nation's remarkable economic achievements.