Chinese Century
neologism suggesting that China may dominate the 21st century geoeconomically or geopolitically
The Chinese Century (simplified Chinese: 中国世纪; traditional Chinese: 中國世紀; pinyin: Zhōngguó shìjì) is a neologism suggesting that the 21st century may be geoeconomically and/or geopolitically dominated by the People's Republic of China, similar to how the "American Century" refers to the 20th century and the "British Century" to the 19th. The phrase is used particularly in association with the idea that the economy of China may overtake the economy of the United States to be the largest in the world. A similar term is China's rise or rise of China (simplified Chinese: 中国崛起; traditional Chinese: 中國崛起; pinyin: Zhōngguó juéqǐ). Inside Mainland China, the concept is more often described as the re-rise of China or rejuvenation of China (simplified Chinese: 中华复兴; traditional Chinese: 中華復興), viewing it as a rightful return of China to its millennia-long status as a leading civilizational state, evident by the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" slogan coined in 2001 by paramount leader Jiang Zemin.
China created the Belt and Road Initiative, which, according to analysts, has been a geostrategic effort to take a larger role in global affairs and challenge American postwar hegemony. It has also been argued that China co-founded the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and New Development Bank to compete with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in development finance. In 2015, China launched the Made in China 2025 strategic plan to further develop its manufacturing sector. There have been debates on the effectiveness and practicality of these programs in promoting China's global status.
China's emergence as a global economic power is tied to its large working population. However, the population in China is aging faster than almost any other country in history.
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