Foreign Policy posted on 5 April 2024 a commentary titled "China Is Gaslighting the Developing World" by Robert A. Manning, Stimson Center.
The author argues that it is unclear if the Global South really wants "a post-American future--let alone a Beijing-dominated one." China's vision of multilateralism and equality are camouflage for its own hegemonic ambitions.
Most of China's initiatives are aimed at delegitimizing and displacing U.S. power. China envisions the BRICS, for example, as "a Sino-centric network," a competitor or eventually even replacement for the Bretton Woods institutions.
The author concludes: "China appears, at best, an immature great power, its aspirations far exceeding its grasp and appeal. Beijing's wannabe post-U.S. order faces a legitimacy deficit."
