Understanding Globalization, Global Gaps, and Power Shifts in the 21st Century: CCG Global Dialogues

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This book aims to help readers make sense of our changing world by sharing the views of global thought leaders on some of the most important issues of our time, from US-China relations and global governance to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The ten dialogues in this book were part of the “China and the World” series of online discussions hosted by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG). The series features CCG President Huiyao Wang in conversation with experts from a range of fields, from renowned scholars of international relations, economics, and history, to journalists, policymakers, and business leaders. The speakers featured in this book are Graham Allison, David Blair, Kerry Brown, Anne Case, Li Chen, Wendy Cutler, Angus Deaton, Thomas L. Friedman, Valerie Hansen, Pascal Lamy, Kishore Mahbubani, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Adam Posen, J. Stapleton Roy, John L. Thornton, Huiyao Wang, Martin Wolf, and Zhu Guangyao. These wide-ranging discussions offer unique insights and perspectives on key trends shaping our world in the 21st century. These include the rise of China and shifts in geopolitics, as well as the evolving nature of globalization, transnational threats, and multilateralism. This is an open access book. This is an open access book. Preface Contents Editors and Contributors About the Editors Contributors Introduction A “Pale Blue Dot” Moment? Part I: The Evolution of Globalization Back to the Year 1000 Multispeed Globalization The World Is Fast, Fused, Deep, and Open Part II: Bridging Gaps and Deficits The Equality Deficit The Institutional Deficit Deficits of Understanding Part III: Power Shifts and Great Power Relations Horizontal and Vertical Power Shifts The Fitzgerald Challenge and the Thucydides Trap Think Tank Dialogue on China–US Relations Multipolarity in the Post-Pandemic Era Note on the Contents of This Book The Evolution of Globalization The Year 1000 and the Beginnings of Globalization Transformations in the Global Economy The World Isn’t Just Flat…It’s Also Fast, Fused, Deep, and Fragile Bridging Gaps and Deficits Understanding Inequality in a Globalizing World The Multilateral Trading System in a Changing Context Bridging Differences Between China and the World Power Shifts and Great Power Relations Power Shifts in the Twenty-First Century Thucydides’s Trap Revisited: Prospects for China–US Relations Think Tank Dialogue: Balancing Competition and Cooperation in China–US Relations China–US Relations in a Multipolar World Index