New Open-Access Book: China and the Next Global Order

Henry Huiyao Wang examines the emerging multipolar world and the evolving balance between competition and cooperation among major powers.

China and the Next Global Order: Coming Multipolar World and Great-Power Coopetition, the latest book by Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG).

Published by Springer Nature, the volume forms part of the China and Globalization book series. It is available open access and can be read and downloaded free of charge.

China and the Next Global Order: Coming Multipolar World and Great-Power Coopetition

Author: Henry Huiyao Wang

ISBN:978-981-95-5369-3

Publish in August, 2026

Publisher: Springer Nature

About this book

This open-access book presents a curated look into Dr. Henry Huiyao Wang’s latest writings concerning the changing world order, a change widely characterized as one of “world disorder”. A quarter of the way into the 21st century, the world is now witnessing the definitive end of the post-Cold War unipolar moment and the beginning of a new multipolar world order.

Together, these writings explore the key questions facing the global community: How will the world navigate this structural shift defined not by a single hegemon, but by a complex web of competing power centers? How will major powers such as the US and China coexist in an era defined by both competition and cooperation? What role can China play as a new pole of influence emerges? And how can the international system adapt to reflect shifting economic weight, geopolitical realities, and the aspirations of countries across the global south?

Throughout, Dr. Wang offers forward-looking insights for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners. Equally, he highlights the indispensable role of international institutions—especially the revitalization and reform of the United Nations—in shaping a new era of globalization and multilateral systems, as the world moves toward the next global order and a new equilibrium where we must coexist, cooperate and compete at the same time.

Providing a panoramic view of today’s fragmented yet interconnected world and presenting insightful policy ideas from a Chinese perspective, this book calls on readers to reflect on how the next global order can serve all nations—large or small, North or South.

The three core themes of this book are as follows: first, the shifting nature in global interactions; second, perspectives on the pursuit of genuine multilateralism, and efforts to establish a new global equilibrium; and third, an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between globalization and economics. At the heart of these themes lies China’s evolving role in global governance and world affairs, particularly in responding to a series of systemic transformations, including the shifting center of global power, climate change and the green transition, and the emerging domain of AI governance, while also helping to shape the forthcoming global order.

About the author

Dr. Henry Huiyao Wang is the founder and president of Center for China and Globalization (CCG). He had been appointed as Counselor to China’s State Council (China’s Cabinet ) by Chinese Premier. He is now a distinguished Professor of China University of Foreign Affairs and was a Dean of Institute of Development Research of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Professor Wang is a global thought leader on globalization,global governance and China international relations

Dr. Wang has published over 100 Chinese and English books and hundreds of articles and papers related to globalization, global governance, global migration, China’s international relations, China’s migrations, China’s outbound investments. He is the Chief Editor of Springer Nature’s “China and Globalization Book Series”. His latest English books include: “Escaping Thucydides’s Trap: Dialogue with Graham Allison on China–US Relations” (Palgrave Macmillan 2023); “The Ebb and Flow of Globalization: Chinese Perspectives on China’s Development and Role in the World (Springer, 2022); Award winning bookConsensus or Conflict: China and Globalization in the 21st Century (Springer, 2021); The Globalization of Chinese Enterprises: Trends and Characteristics (Springer, 2020); and China’s Domestic and International Migration Development (Springer, 2019),”Handbook of China and Globalization” (Edward Elgar 2019). Dr. Wang has pursued PhD studies at University of Western Ontario and Manchester University and obtained his PhD degree in international management. He was a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a Senior Fellow at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Brookings Institution.

He used to sit on the Advisory Board of International Organization of Migration (IOM) of the UN In addition, Dr. Wang is Paris Peace Forum Steering Committee Member, Duke Kunshan University Advisory Board Member and Ivey Business School Asia Advisory Board Member.

Contents

1 Introduction: A World in Transition

Part I Interaction and Exchange: Re-examining Tenuous Relations in a Transitional World

2 Reluctant Rivals I—China-US Relations under Trump, Practical Deals or More Challenges?

3 Reluctant Rivals II—China-US Relations under Biden, Containment and the Battle for Values

4 Maintaining Equilibrium—Can China and the EU Balance Global Relations?

5 Beyond the State—Innovative Forms of Exchange

6 Chinese Policy and Regional Relations

7 Perspectives on Governance

Part II Geopolitics and Multilateralism: Finding a Salient Solution to Geopolitical Tension

8 China’s Role and Contributions

9 Geopolitical Tensions and Multilateral Solutions

Part III Globalization and Economics: Tweaking the Sputtering Engine of Global Growth

10 Globalization as a Driver of Prosperity

11 China as a Driver of Global Growth

12 Exploring Solutions to Globalization Challenges

13 On the Sharing of Ideas and Power of Dialogue

14 Coming Full Circle—Forewords and Other Writings

15 Reaching the World

Springer Linkage:

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-95-5370-9

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