ANALYSIS: When Albanese met Xi, we learnt an important truth about the way of the world
It is too late to expect China to become like us. Albanese is right that China has a different system.It is part of the world order. It is a member of the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, a veto-wielding permanent five member of the United Nations Security Council, a contributor to global peace keeping.
That post-war compact is torn. Not that America is not still powerful, not that Europe is not important, but China is undeniable. For Australia there is a thaw in the frozen diplomatic relationship with China. Australia's future is determined by how we manage relations with the big two.The big question: who will shape the 21st century?The midterm elections may have given some pause to Trumpism. But Donald Trump was always a symptom of a deeper malaise, and that has not gone away.Joe Biden is a pause from Trump's excess and disruption. Even if he runs and wins a second term, he is not the future of the US.
The West is not finished nor is America. The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated liberal democratic resolve.If Western leaders are unsure what the 21st century looks like. If they lack vision other than holding on to past glories. Then Xi certainly knows what he wants.There are questions about China. Its future is not assured any more than the West is doomed. It is ageing. Its economy is slowing. COVID has revealed the limits of Xi's ability to control everything.
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