Macro-regional Sovereignty? China, the USA, the EU

Abstract

This article deals with a new practical philosophy of interactions between the West and China. It explains a new reconfiguration of three kinds of strategic relations: competition, adversary, and cooperation. It analyzes the concept of strategic sovereignty as self-reliance of major powers in key activities, which is expected to be an appropriate ultimate framework of their interactions. The article deals with the process of development of economic connections and interdependence of China and the West since the 1970s, and with its recent partial fragmentation. It explains the current approaches of the US, the EU, and China and also their prospects for the next years. Finally, the article considers the transformation of the world towards a larger sovereignty of macro-regions (the US, the EU, China) within the framework of global interactions.