Changing and Unchanging Elements in the Global Order and China's Strategy

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2013-03-13
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Weliveinaworldwhichchanginginallrespects.Someaspectsoftheglobalorderareobviouslychanging.Someofthesechangesarenotyetcompleteastherehasnotyetbeenanyessentialchangeinqualityorquantity.First,theglobalorderischangingintermsofnumbers.Theglobalorderandstrategicconfigurationisaboutthedistributionofpowerandbigpowerrelationsinrelationtothatdistribution.Inthisregard,changeisconstant.Theproportionofdevelopedcountriesatthetophasbeensteadilydeclining,meanwhile,theproportionofdevelopingcountries,includingnewlyemergingeconomics,isrising.Tenyearsago,theeconomiesofthedevelopedcountries(namelytheU.S.,EuropeandJapan)accountedfor60-70%oftheworldtotal,butthefiguretodayislessthan60%.Theworldismovingtowardasituationinwhichthedevelopedanddevelopingcountrieseachholdabout50%oftheworldeconomy.