Rodger Baker Senior VP of Strategic Analysis, Stratfor
The geographical perspective of the 21st century is just now being
formed. And at its heart is a rivalry between China and the United
States to succeed Europe’s 500-year centrality in the international
system, which will be framed by a shift in global economic activity and
trade, new energy resource competition, a weakening Europe and Russia,
and a technological battle to control information. The new map of the
next century will extend to the ocean floor for resources and subsea
cables, to space where low-Earth orbit satellites drive communications,
and into the ill-defined domain of cyberspace. ................
Across the Pacific, China is proffering itself as the heart of 21st-century geography.
Its Belt and Road Initiative connects a massive pool of resources,
human capital and consumer markets in Europe, Africa and Asia by land
and sea. Its trade and transit arms reach across the Arctic, Pacific and
Indian oceans, and spiderweb across Asia and Europe. China’s
centralized government and economic model, emerging military might and
massive population position it as the peer competitor to the United
States. Increased economic and military power brings with it political
sway, and China is actively seeking to reshape global norms and
regulations to better fit its geopolitical perspective and interests. ..........To Read More....
My Take - The author has a great deal more confidence in the Chinese being able to compete than do I.
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