Cold War Two is transforming the global political system. Two distinct visions are competing: The US seeks to revive colonialism and imperialist "spheres of influence", using force to restore Western hegemony. China wants a multipolar order based on peace, sovereign equality, and win-win cooperation. Ben Norton analyzes speeches by officials from both countries.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqhLXjvTRsw

Sources and links here: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/us-unipolarity-china-multipolarity-vision-global-order

Topics

0:00 (CLIP) China proposes multipolar order

0:30 Cold War Two

1:13 Comparing visions of USA and China

2:49 (CLIP) Stephen Miller: Might makes right

3:39 US imperialist model

5:18 (CLIP) Marco Rubio's pro-colonialist speech

7:13 Speech by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

7:55 China opposes hegemony

8:45 (CLIP) Wang Yi explains China's vision

10:11 (CLIP) China opposes "law of the jungle"

10:24 Xi Jinping's global governance principles

10:53 United Nations

11:51 (CLIP) China defends UN system

12:33 Respect for small countries

13:56 (CLIP) US is destroying law-based system

14:40 Importance of sovereignty

15:38 (CLIP) Global South is rising

15:58 China's multipolarity vs US unipolarity

18:13 Outro