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Trump, Merz, Macron and now Putin: world leaders are increasingly turning towards Beijing...
Xi Jinping has every reason to triumph: as soon as Donald Trump left last week, Vladimir Putin arrived on Tuesday. Both guests share the same fate: in the global power game, they depend on Beijing.
The diplomatic procession to the Great Hall of the People clearly shows that China is now inevitable. However, this is not only Xi's merit. Trump and Putin, with their unpredictable policies, have helped greatly as indirect supporters. Xi is taking advantage of this with coolness.
As the US under Donald Trump tears apart alliances with erratic tariff threats and Russia is isolated over the war in Ukraine, Xi is strategically exploiting the mistakes of other superpowers.
He doesn't openly humiliate them, he lets them fail on their own. China now dictates prices for Russian oil, controls critical Western supply chains and, in its recent conflict with Iran, presents itself as the only credible guarantor of global stability. Anyone who wants to survive in this new world order must show up in Beijing.
China presents itself as a reliable partner
Simona A. Grano, a China expert at the University of Zurich, explains that “Beijing has worked very carefully in recent years to present itself as a central global power.” The tools for this are close economic ties, strategic infrastructure projects such as the “Belt and Road Initiative,” as well as highly professional international communication.
At the same time, China's global rise is being perfectly orchestrated by the Communist Party. "Beijing is consciously building a story of a China that represents stability, reliability and long-term partnerships, especially in contrast to a West that seems increasingly polarized ," says Grano.
Especially in the Global South, this propaganda machine works. While the US often acts in a superior and moralizing tone, China offers long-term investments and presents itself as an equal partner. But this strategy is also working in the West, fueled by a deep loss of trust in Washington and Moscow.
Xi's flow of visits
A record number of high-ranking state officials have visited Beijing in the past 365 days. Here is a partial list of Xi's guests and the reasons for their visits:
Vladimir Putin, Russia: economic support through oil and gas exports
Donald Trump, USA: opening the Strait of Hormuz for oil trade
Friedrich Merz, Germany: fair market conditions for industry and mediation for Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron, France: protecting European exports from US tariff policy
Keir Starmer, Great Britain: restarting the stalled economic dialogue
Mark Carney, Canada: diversifying raw material exports outside the US
Pedro Sánchez, Spain: stabilization of economic relations and new investments
Ursula von der Leyen, EU: market access and support for the war in Ukraine
Petteri Orpo, Finland: trade relations, green technologies and coordination on the threat from Russia
China breaks promises
However, caution is warranted: China does not just want to be a trading partner, but clearly pursues its own geopolitical interests. This is evident in its increasingly aggressive stance towards Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.
Grano warns that “China has shown several times that political or strategic interests take precedence over previous agreements.”
The best example is Hong Kong, where the "Basic Law" regulation was supposed to guarantee the metropolis 50 years of broad autonomy, but Beijing significantly limited it after only 23 years.
Even the giant projects of the New Silk Road are under criticism. Through non-transparent loan contracts, Beijing is pushing especially the poorest countries into a dangerous debt trap. "Anyone who cooperates with China must weigh very carefully between economic opportunities and strategic dependencies," concludes Grano.
The West must regain ground
China's problem is that the giant itself is facing major domestic problems. An aging population, massive debt, a real estate crisis, and weak consumer confidence are slowing the economy.
Therefore, Grano does not believe that China will replace the US as the world's sole superpower. She sees the world moving towards a multipolar order.
"The decisive point is not only how strong China becomes, but also how much the West manages to maintain its unity and attractiveness," the expert says. /Adapted from Blick /
Po e pate banken e depot plot ben ligjin e Kina ia ka arritur kesaj. E bene Kinen shtet te pasur e te forte duke i dhene Rusia bomben berthamore e tekniken ushtarake, USA teknollogjine permes krahut te lire te punes e tani e them pa trurp e harbuteri, Kina u thote, hani nje mut. Mesoni o rinia kokeboshe pak histori, ekonomi, e strategji dhe pastaj do e kuptoni se sa jemi varferuar.