China’s Geopolitical Ambitions of the Xi Jinping Era

Abstract

China under ever growing autocratic rule of Xi Jinping, which has started at
the end of 2012, is presenting many new proposals and visions, both on domestic
and international scene. This article describe those initiatives, usually
less known outside of China, as they are, additionally, hidden in the Chinese
cultural code. What is obvious and clear: the old civilization is under rejuvenation
and together with it an empire, with its own concepts for itself and
the whole world. This phenomenon and visible assertiveness of the leadership
in Beijing is changing the global balance of power – with relative decline of
the West, starting from the USA, and growing impact of emerging markets
and the global South, starting from China, and followed by India. After the
COVID-19 pandemic and full-scale Russian aggression in the Ukraine it is
a high time to adjust to the new global order, still under creation. The change
is so deep that any return to the past is just impossible. However, only time
will tell what will be the impact of China’s return to the centre of the global
scene.