Building the New ‘Three Rings’: Reconfiguring China’s Foreign Relations in the Face of Decoupling
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The ‘special military operation’ launched by Russia against Ukraine, along with the attendant stalemate between the West and Russia, are landmark events that signal the approaching end of the globalisation wave that began in the 1980s. In the face of a potential forced and complete decoupling from the United States and Western countries, China must take initiative and adjust its foreign strategic orientation, reprioritising the countries that it engages with in order to develop a new international order.

“Cheng Yawen（程亚文）is dean of the Department of Political Science at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University. He previously taught at the Department of War Theory and Strategic Research, Academy of Military Sciences, People’s Liberation Army. His research areas include comparative politics and national development strategies. He has held a long-term interest in topics such as the impact of globalisation on underdeveloped countries, the development strategies chosen by underdeveloped countries amid globalisation, and the relations between China and underdeveloped countries.”