Special report | A new order
China wants to change, or break, a world order set by others
It may yet succeed, says David Rennie
FOR MOST of human history, great powers and strong men have been free to inflict horrors on the weak with impunity. For almost eight decades, however, all but a few rogue states have aspired, or paid lip service, to a different world order.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “A new order”
From the October 15th 2022 edition
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