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Chinese scholar warns against underestimating US global dominance

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A prominent Chinese scholar, Zheng Yongnian, cautions against assuming the United States' decline will lead to its fall. Zheng, dean of the school of public policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, argues that despite relative decline, the US remains a global hegemon due to the dominance of the US dollar, its military strength, and its lead in emerging technologies. He suggests that the idea of the US being replaced as the global hegemon is purely hypothetical, citing a significant gap between being in decline and being supplanted. AI

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Chinese scholar warns against underestimating US global dominance

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fan Chen ·

    Don’t assume US decline will lead to its fall, warns Chinese scholar

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