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Open QuestionsZheng Yongnian on Trump, Venezuela and why China doesn’t want ‘a separate kitchen’
Political scientist says the Western-led global order remains useful, and the Belt and Road Initiative isn’t a geopolitical project
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Zheng Yongnian is a leading Chinese political scientist and government adviser, with a focus on the country’s transformation and foreign relations. In his third interview for the Open Questions series, Zheng discusses the “Donroe Doctrine” and its implications for the existing world order – and an emerging one. For other interviews in the series, click here.
On Venezuela, you have noted that the US pivot to Latin America could reshape the regional order and that Donald Trump’s warnings to other countries could lead to profound structural changes. How do you assess those changes, and what could they mean for China?
That involves Trump’s strategic shifts, for which there is a broad consensus in the US, as evidenced by the latest National Security Strategy.
His approach consists of two main points.
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