China and the world order

The World order is a constantly changing structure in the field of international relations. It determines the principles of international relations and their character. The World order forms by countries' individual foreign policy and their deeds in the international arena. In general, the term “World order” is not a global one, because the system is formed by strong and high-powered countries that evolve other states in a sphere of their interests. A country's growth can make a huge impact on the World order and totally change it. The end of the XX and the beginning of the XXI century is a period of raise of China. An outstanding economic growth has made China a real world power and predetermined the Chinese challenge to the World order. The principles of Chinese civilization development were largely different from the principles European countries relied on. This difference was determined very closely by dissimilarity in the regional structure. Formation of European countries took place in constant wars between the rivals who were close enough to each other by its cultural level, while China had to confront the nomadic ethnicities or entities whose development level was much lower than the Chinese. The European pluralism and Sinocentrism are the aftermath of the formation of two different systems of the World order. As a result of of the two systems' clash in the XVIII century, China entered a period of chaos and disruptions. The country was involved in the extraneous World order. While it barely changed the behavioral model of China, it still could not change China's identity. Active participation in international activity and creation of new projects aimed at strengthening cooperation with other countries - this is China's reaction to external factors indicating China's understanding of the new international realities. However, China follows its own principles towards the problem of the World order, which can be seen in many cases. For example, PRC's compliance with international resolutions. China renounced the decision of The Hague Court on the South China Sea, in fact, ignoring the international community's opinion on the issue of the territory ownership. From the other side, PRC continues to actively grow inner potential through reinforcement of its positions in developing countries in Africa and Central Asia. This suggests that China accumulates internal resources in an attempt to change the existing World order basing on its own needs.