China’s military display: Strengthening Xi Jinping’s dream of a new world order

Introduction

Today the world is facing a period where the balance of power is changing rapidly. After the Cold War, America had established itself as a global superpower, now China is emerging as a superpower in the 21st century. Even before its economic development, China has taken a big leap forward, which is now showing through its display of military power that it wants to play a decisive role not only in Asia but in the world.

Only a few days ago, the entire world was watching the military display organized by China and this message revealed that China is not only an economic superpower, but also a military superpower. This display was not just a means for China to show its strength, but it wanted to show how Xi Jinping’s new world order looks to the whole world. This system was just a glimpse.

Xi Jinping’s Vision: New World Order

Xi Jinping believes that the world is no longer and cannot remain a unipolar world, where the US alone makes the rules and regulations and many countries follow these rules. China believes that the whole world should be multipolar, where many other countries are emerging with their own strengths like China, Russia and other countries should also play an equal role as the US and Europe with their own strengths. With this new world order, China wants to establish itself as an alternative leader. Xi Jinping sometimes also says that the East is rising and the West is declining. This statement itself shows that China is looking at global politics from its own perspective.

Expansion of China’s military power

While expanding the military power, we can tell you that China has increased its military capability very rapidly in the last three decades and some of the main points of what has increased this military power are available as follows:

• Navy: China is the only country which now has the largest navy in the world, it has overtaken America in terms of the number of ships and apart from this, the number of aircraft carriers is constantly increasing and it is working very fast in this field. Regarding the military base, there is a place in China which is called South China Sea, artificial islands have been built here.
• Air Force: Stealth fighter jets like J-20 have made the Chinese Air Force technically very strong.China has also progressed rapidly in drone technology.
• Missile power: By successfully testing hypersonic missiles, China has challenged both America and Russia. The stockpile of nuclear weapons is also increasing continuously.
• Space Technology: China is also rapidly developing its space program. Through the anti-satellite weapon, China has shown that it can also be capable of space warfare in the future.

Military display and its message

The message of the space display given by China recently was not only for the domestic audience. It was a message to the world so that the whole world knows that China is also not a small country. To show the US and Western countries that China now stands at par with them.

It is a warning to Asian countries that they should not ignore China’s influence. To convince developing countries that China can play the role of a new leader for them. This display also reflects Xi Jinping’s confidence that China is no longer just a “manufacturing hub”, but a strategic and military superpower.

Impact on America and Western countries

America has maintained military dominance in the world for a very long time. But such military display by China may worry the strategists of America. Asia-Pacific strategy has become more important now. America is trying to strengthen alliances like “Quad” and “AUKUS”. Europe is also now considering China not only as a trade partner but also as a security challenge.

Signal for India and Asia

China’s display of military power can become a serious challenge for India. China’s activities in Ladakh and Arunachal of India were already a concern for the people and the country here, which can now increase the concern further. China-Pakistan partnership like CPEC, Gwadar Port and many strategies are part of the strategy surrounding India’s security. Apart from India, Asian countries like Japan, Vietnam, Philippines are also worried about China’s aggressive policy. In view of this inactive form of China, India will have to increase security cooperation with countries like America, Japan and Australia.

Russia-China alliance and Europe’s response

When the Ukraine war started, the relationship between Russia and China has become stronger after the war. Russia is also living separately from the West, so perhaps Russia is also becoming more dependent on China. Europe, especially NATO, has now started seeing China as a security threat.

Economic power + military power = new global balance

Earlier, China was known only by its factories in the whole world, but now China is also showing according to its military power that its economic power and military power together can make it a complete superpower. Through the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), China is building infrastructure projects around the world. China’s investment in Africa, Asia and Latin America is increasing its “soft power”.