China Seeks to Control International Organizations, Strategy Has Limited Success

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a big screen showing the Chinese state television CCTV evening news as the city gets ready for the upcoming centenary of the Communist Party of China on June 30, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Andrea Verdelli/Getty)

By    |   Wednesday, 30 June 2021 12:48 PM EDT ET

For the past decade, China has been jockeying for control of various international organizations in a calculated effort to expand its global influence in different arenas including air travel, telecommunications, and agriculture, and experts say the strategy is succeeding – mostly.

Since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he has been on a quest to flex China’s muscle across the world. In October 2017, he discussed his vision for “taking an active part in leading the reform of the global governance system” during a speech at the 19th Communist Party Congress.

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For the past decade, China has been jockeying for control of various international organizations in a calculated effort to expand its global influence in different arenas including air travel, telecommunications, and agriculture, and experts say the strategy is succeeding -...
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