CHINESE VISION OF GLOBALIZATION

Abstract

For many years, Western thought, centered around American and European research centers, played a dominant role in the study of international relations. Today, with the growing importance of the People's Republic of China internationally, many concepts and theories are redefined in the spirit of Chinese thought. This is a potential alternative to the values represented by the broadly understood West. One of the concepts redefined is globalization, which according to the Chinese ceased to benefit the world, preferring the richest and most developed countries with the United States at the forefront.

The purpose of this article is to present the Chinese vision of globalization as different from the globalization in Western terms. Particular analysis will be given to the speech of the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, delivered at the World Economic Forum in 2017, which contained the key assumptions of the "new" globalization, as well as China's role in it. In addition, Chinese enterprises will be examined to develop and cooperate internationally in a spirit of mutual benefit, including the Belt and Road Initiative. Article will also outline China's desire to change the current international order and create a multipolar world in which they would be one of the decision-making centers.