China's Chernobyl
Covid-19 Narratives of Collapse and Global Domination
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2907706 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Barry Sautman (0000-0001-9194-0791, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 94 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 683-706 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Editorial | Pacific Affairs (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5509/2021944683 |
| OpenAlex | W3216616075 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 10 |
In COVID-19's first months, US politicians and media forecast that a contrast between Chinese deception and incapability and Western success against the pandemic might fatally sink internal confidence in China's party-state. They also predicted that it would diminish China externally, as it came to be seen as endangering the world by spreading biological pollution. A "China's Chernobyl" prediction became the latest "China collapse" wish-fulfillment. This speculation rests on two contradictory yet co-existing Yellow Peril tropes: "deceit and incompetence" and "world domination." However, no empirical basis exists for either notion: China prevailed against the pandemic and lacks the capacity for global hegemony. "China's Chernobyl" is most relevant then as a wish that creates a belief, that China should and could collapse. That in turn bolsters the US-led mobilization to counter China as a "strong competitor" and frames China as the common enemy, thereby promoting Western transnational and US internal cohesion
Adversary · China · Cohesion (chemistry) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · History · Law
| Obras citantes distintas | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |