Chinese rise and future of global Governance: Assessing China's role in reshaping international system

Afshan   Ehsan; Dr. Waseem   Khokhar

doi:10.71085/sss.04.02.267

Authors

Afshan Ehsan M.Phil Scholar at International Relations Department, MY University, Islamabad, Pakistan Author
Dr. Waseem Khokhar Assistant Professor and Head of Department at International Relations Department, MY University, Islamabad, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71085/sss.04.02.267

Keywords:

Global Governance, China's Economic Growth, International Relations, Power Transition Theory, Belt and Road Initiative, Quantitative Analysis

Abstract

This paper focuses on the new characteristics of China's engagements in global governance and how these engagements are transformative in world politics. This paper adopts secondary data collection and implements a quantitative approach for data analysis retrieved from Kaggle. This study follows statistical tests in SPSS to analyze how China's economic performance relates to its responsibilities in the international system. The research findings mean that while China's GDP and economic growth correlate with its rising power, the state and character of foreign affairs dip, diplomacy, and geopolitical governance are not a direct function of economic power. This work further enriches the global governance debate by discussing the comprehensive coverage of the multi-faceted aspects of the Chinese appearance and providing support to the arguments regarding the concept of a gradual, multilayered process where economic indicators do not divide power. This study explores that more forceful efforts should be made to incorporate the other political, cultural, and institutional variables into the study and to learn more about the impacts of China's strategic actions on the modern international system.

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