A New Framework for Global Order Formation - 1. Destabilization of the Global Order Caused by the U.S.-China Conflict

Dominance and the Rise of China The foundation of the postwar global order was the strong leadership of the United States and international trust in its contribution to the formation of a stable order. [...] Meanwhile, in China, nationalism has been on the rise against the backdrop of the rapid increase in national power since the beginning of the 21st century, and especially after the Lehman Shock in the fall of 2008, the country has taken a more hawkish stance toward the 2 outside world against the backdrop of its remarkable economic recovery. [...] Based on this basic framework of the state, the government bodies that have legitimacy in each country exist for the benefit of the people who have the right to vote in that country, and it is their responsibility to give top priority to the interests of the people as a whole. [...] As described above, against the backdrop of the progress of globalization, the contradiction between the interests of individual nations and the solutions to common international issues is intensifying, making it difficult to forge an international consensus for the formation of a global order. [...] It is the attitude of continuing to make sincere efforts toward the realization of the basic principles, whether the results of the efforts exceed the standards or not, that is important, and from a long-term perspective, the attitude of making efforts should be evaluated more highly than the results.