- Position1 of 2›
No, China will not become the next superpower
This position holds that China will not become the next superpower. It argues that the US can hold China back through sanctions and bans on exporting cutting-edge technology, that American media and tech influence is too dominant to overcome, and that China has no intention to dominate the world.
Supporting arguments · 4
- The United States will sanction ChinaMuch like Iran and North Korea, the US may decide to sanction China. Chinese reliance on trade and export with the US is too great to risk sanctioning, and therefore China may measure their threats to US global supremacy.
- China has no intention to possess the worldChina's territorial desires only extend to formerly Chinese regions. They want unification with Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other small sovereign states, but lack the ambition for further expansion. Their ideological divide with much of the West will also be a barrier to significant influence.
- The United States will ban the export of cutting edge technologiesThe US will closely guard its innovation, and prevent China from replicating emerging technologies. If China pioneers more tech with global consumer appeal, the US will simply ban the import of these products to an American audience.
- The influence of media and technology in the United States it too significant to overcomeChina's present inability to crack the American influence on media and technology means that it will struggle to extend its influence. Even if they try, the US will undermine their efforts by increasing scrutiny on the authoritarianism of China.