Advertisement
People’s Republic of China at 70
ChinaDiplomacy

China doesn’t want to supplant the US, but it will keep growing, Beijing says

  • Nation’s development and diplomatic model designed to offer a ‘new option’ for countries in a world undermined by unilateralism and protectionism, report says
  • America cannot ‘force China’s hand’ or halt its development, it says

Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
0
China has no ambition to replace the US on the world stage, Beijing said in its latest white paper. Photo: Xinhua
Kinling Loin Beijing

China has “no intention” of challenging or replacing the United States on the world stage, but the superpower should not try to block its continued development, Beijing said in a white paper on Friday.

The report, “China and the World in the New Era”, was released by the State Council Information Office just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which falls on Tuesday.

Beijing has been using the upcoming milestone as an opportunity to promote nationalistic sentiment at a time of rising tensions with Washington over trade, geopolitics, technology and culture.

“China has no intention of challenging the United States, or of replacing the US,” the report said in a section about the country’s relations with the US, Russia and Europe.

“The US is unable to force China’s hand and even less likely to halt China’s development. The US cannot maintain its strength by attempting to contain and suppress other countries, or by transferring its own domestic stresses outward.”

On its international relations over the past seven decades, the report said China wanted to maintain good ties with its neighbours, and would uphold multilateralism and protect global trade.

Advertisement