Independent Thinking Will China lead a post-American world?
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Sep 12, 2025 
James Kynge, a seasoned journalist with three decades of experience on China, and Samir Puri, an expert in global governance, dive into the shifting international landscape. They discuss China's ambitions to lead a new world order and challenge U.S. dominance through financial initiatives and technology. The pair also explore the geopolitical dynamics of China with Russia and India, touching on military alliances and Taiwan tensions, raising crucial questions about the future of global stability as the U.S. navigates its role.
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China Builds Institutions, Not Just Rhetoric
- China is moving from rhetoric to concrete institutions, like a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation development bank lending in renminbi.
- This expands China's governance influence by funding green, energy and digital projects inside its orbit.
Renminbi Lending Embeds Technology Ties
- China uses renminbi lending and development banks to create long-lasting technological and infrastructural ties.
- Those ties aim to embed Chinese technology and supply chains across borrower countries.
Detail And Money Target The Global South
- China pairs reassurance of multilateral norms with new bilateral and minilateral initiatives to court the Global South.
- That blend of 'detail and money' seeks to exploit perceived US retrenchment from institutions.