New Warring States Era

Author: Wang Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The Iraq War ushers in the prelude to a millennium of great changes, as a world similar to the Warring States period in Chinese history—the New Warring States Era—is about to arrive. The New Warring States no longer divides the world by geography but by currency, currency circles, and financial circles. The New Warring States may consist of three major blocs: the U.S. dollar bloc, the Europe-Russia bloc, and the Asian yuan bloc led by China, Japan, and South Korea. Chinese diplomacy should transcend non-interest factors, prioritizing national core interests. The book engages in debates around the current and future dynamics of major and regional relationships, such as China-U.S., China-Russia, China-Japan, and China-Europe, proposing countermeasures. Masters clash, discussing the tides of the world; strong powers dialogue, with sharp and incisive insights.
· New Perspective—Observing international politics, military, and cultural conflicts from an economic angle
· New Concept—Great power mentality, currency geopolitics, currency hegemony plus military hegemony
· New Thought—The virtual capitalist era; the formation of the three major forces; the U.S. is "fully hegemonic" but heading toward decline
The book The New Warring States Era analyzes in-depth the impact of the Iraq War on global politics, economics, and military affairs through a dialogue format, attempting to outline the future direction of the global political, economic, and military after the Iraq War. The four authors, with broad perspectives, engage in mutual discussions, proposing numerous new concepts and ideas from their respective professional angles, such as the virtual capitalist era, currency hegemony, the U.S. hegemony being a combination of currency and military hegemony, and the centrality of currency interests to national interests. They also boldly predict the future of the global landscape, such as currency geopolitics replacing geography geopolitics and war being increasingly close at hand. These are insights derived from the authors' long-term research in their respective fields.
It should be noted that the book's envisioned global after the Iraq War, particularly the formation of the three major forces and the decline of the U.S., should be viewed as an academic perspective or a hypothesis proposed for discussion.