Race to Set New Rules as the Global Economic Order Changes: China’s Attempt to Become the Hegemon

Abstract

After 2008 Global Financial Crisis the decline of the U.S. hegemony and China’s rise has begun to be discussed. Since 2012 China has started to show its intentions for becoming the new hegemon. For this reason, relations between the two countries have become increasingly strained. The U.S. first launched a trade war against China in 2016, and then resolutely moved to the Great Decoupling phase. This paper addresses the escalating struggle between the U.S. and China to become the next hegemon and the transformation of the global economic order in relation to the change of the hegemony.

Keywords

• Hegemony
• Global Economic Order
• U.S.
• China
• Great Decoupling

Küresel Ekonomik Düzen Değişirken Yeni Kuralları Belirleme Yarışı: Çin’in Hegemon Olma Denemesi

Öz

2008 Küresel Finansal Krizi’nin ardından, ABD hegemonyasının gerilemekte olduğu ve Çin’in yeni hegemon olma yolunda ilerlediği tartışılmaya başlanmıştır. Çin’in bu yöndeki niyetini 2012’den itibaren açık etmeye başlaması karşısında iki ülke arasında ilişkiler giderek gerilmiştir. ABD önce 2016’da Çin’e karşı bir ticaret savaşı başlatmış, daha sonra ise kararlılıkla Büyük Kopuş aşamasına geçmiştir. Bu çalışmada, hem ABD ve Çin arasında giderek tırmanan hegemonya mücadelesi hem de hegemonya değişimiyle ilişkili olarak küresel ekonomik düzende ortaya çıkmakta olan dönüşüm ele alınmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hegemonya
• Küresel Ekonomik Düzen
• ABD
• Çin
• Büyük Kopuş

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