Arguably, China’s struggle or war with the West consists of two basic components or elements. For one, there is the fomenting of cultural and nationalist sentiment. The aim is to bring the whole of the Chinese global population together under the command of the ‘Chinese Communist Party’ (CCP) through the fomenting of cultural and nationalist sentiment. And second, there is an economic and political component to China’s struggle or war against the West, namely, its very close alliance with Russia. Beijing seems to be getting many of its ideas and strategies from Moscow nowadays, even when it comes to online disinformation campaigns and “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy.”
But of course, this dual-faceted strategy on the part of Beijing can alienate the West, to the point where the West can even decouple from China and in turn bury whatever hope is left for further globalization. Thus, there remains the question of whether the West would decouple from China as a result of this two-pronged strategy on one hand, and the question of whether China wishes to run the risk of alienating the West over this strategy on the other hand. There are more questions than answers at the moment.
Adam A. Azim 