Chinese Political Scientist: East Asia Could Eclipse Europe as Benchmark for Peace
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Chinese political scientist Yan Xuetong suggests East Asia's foundations for peace are stronger than Europe's, positioning the region to become a global benchmark for peace and economic growth amid worsening global security and a widening US-Europe rift.
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Chinese political scientist Yan Xuetong stated that East Asia's peace foundations are stronger than Europe's, suggesting the region could become a benchmark for peace and economic growth. He noted a widening rift between the US and its European allies.
At a time of worsening global security, East Asia could eclipse a Europe “no longer worth emulating” and become the benchmark for peace and economic growth, according to a prominent Chinese political scientist.
Yan Xuetong, honorary president of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing, also said the widening rift between the United States and its European allies would elevate East Asia’s global standing.
He told a media event in Beijing on Thursday that regardless of the outcome of current negotiations between the US and Iran, “the global security situation will deteriorate rather than improve over the next five years”.
Yan added that there was a growing risk of state-based conflict worldwide, with Europe, the Middle East and Africa likely to face the biggest threats in the coming year.
“If European countries are unable to end the Russia-Ukraine war, do you think they have the capacity to maintain overall peace across Europe? I’m afraid they do not,” Yan said.
“In contrast to Europe, we have maintained a long period of … peace in East Asia,” he added.
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Global security situation will deteriorate over the next five years.
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Growing risk of state-based conflict worldwide, especially in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
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- What specific factors contribute to East Asia's stronger peace foundations?
- How will the US-Iran negotiations impact global security?
- What are the specific threats Europe, Middle East, and Africa face?
