WILL BE THE XXI CENTURY A CHINESE CENTURY?

Abstract

Doi: 10.12957/geouerj.2015.19678

An accelerated economic and political Chinese ascension provokes diverse questions as in relation of future hegemonies, or future mode of production transitions. After describing the dimensions and the qualifications of Chinese growth, which is common in a given degree with other countries of a continental size, as the BRIC, and that happens in the globalization context, the paper deals with theories related to such development. One deals with issues as the historical movement of hegemony from countries from East to West, where a hegemonic country learned from a neighbor precedent power; as the role of the State and of the soft power in building hegemony; as the geographical conditions for development. One concludes that in times of multi polar globalization, the true question is about future State roles and about when and where a complete transition from capitalism will occur.