‘Multipolarity’ strategy riddled with contradictions.
We would like to share the Editorial, The Yomiuri Shimbun, July 15, 2022.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is challenging the U.S.-led international order by bringing developing countries into his camp under the banner of “world multipolarity.” This method is no more than the “unilateralism” that China criticizes.
In a speech in Indonesia on July 11, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said many countries in the region were under pressure to take sides and they should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by global powers, referring to the struggle with the United States for influence over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
