The United States has been growing more insistent lately in its hopes of teaming up with Beijing to rule the world together. Washington’s was driven to this only because its grandiose plan to build a global empire as the single remaining superpower failed miserably.
Beijing could be the better of two evils for Washington. Since the United States is not willing to share power with “junior players” such as Russia in a multipolar world, it might be prepared to share world hegemony with China. But upon closer analysis, a U.S.-Chinese hegemony has little chance of ever panning out.
Of course, Washington is flattering China with talk about the greatness of the Celestial Empire. But the Chinese are wise enough to avoid stooping so low as to get involved in some form of pointless adventure. But even if Beijing did yield to temptation, nothing would result from the U.S. project anyway.
In the first place, the United States and China are more rivals than they are partners. The two countries have opposing positions on almost every global issue, including Kosovo, NATO expansion, missile defense, the Middle East conflict, Iran, Central Asia and a host of other issues. It is a rare occasion when they vote in unison at the United Nations Security Council.
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