US unipolarity vs China's multipolarity: Whose vision will shape the new global order?
Published: February 26, 2026
Duration: 18:27
Cold War Two is transforming the global political system. Two distinct visions are competing: The US seeks to revive colonialism and imperialist "spheres of influence", using force to restore Western hegemony. China wants a multipolar order based on peace, sovereign equality, and win-win cooperation. Ben Norton analyzes speeches by officials from both countries.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqhLXjvTRsw
Sources and links here: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/us-unipolarity-china-multipolarity-vision-global-order
Topics
0:00 (CLIP) China proposes multipolar order
0:30 Cold War Two
1:13 Comparing visions of USA and China
2:49 (CLIP) Stephen Miller: Might makes right
3:39 US imperialist model
5:18 (CLIP) Marco Rubio's pro-colonialist speech
7:13...