Downfall of US Hegemony: Confrontation from China

Abstract

USA hegemony has gradually declined in recent times and is facing challenges from emerging nations like China. China is expanding its trade relations and infrastructure projects in developing countries. USA’s declining interest in some regions and China’s expansionist foreign policy are the two key factors that put the ball in the court of China. However, the USA is concerned about China's growing influence in trade, economic ties, development projects, and financial support worldwide. In this paper, we are going to discuss how China is substituting the USA in different continents of the world and providing alternatives to the countries that were previously dependent on the USA. The increasing role of China as a mediator as in the case of Saudi Arabia and Iran is a recent example has enhanced its position as a global mediator and possibly a significant player in solving the Russia-Ukraine crisis in the future. USA defeat from the Taliban in Afghanistan and Chinese engagement with the Taliban government has already questioned the USA’s dominance in West Asia. The same in the other regions of the world which we’ll be going to discuss further in this paper presents the question of Whether the Hegemony of the USA is ending and how China is challenging it.