The United States has faced numerous ideological adversaries — think Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Under Mao Zedong, China did proclaim a universal ideology that it tried to export, competing with the Soviet Union for which Communist power had the superior doctrine. China’s repressive turn and continued state dominance over private enterprise have dashed Western optimism about the prospects for political and economic reform. Numerous other studies have shown that international pressure and economic integration have shaped China’s domestic and foreign policy. Over time and under international pressure, Beijing relaxed its opposition to international intervention in Sudan and Syria and brought the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank closer to international practices concerning multilateral development assistance.

Source: Washington Post May 04, 2019 11:45 UTC