South China Morning PostSep 26, 2026, 9:30 PM

How China is seeking to transform the meaning of great power

An analysis argues China deliberately avoids the label 'superpower,' instead branding itself a 'major country' in official documents like its global governance white paper, reflecting a different concept of responsible power than the term coined by William T.R. Fox in his 1944 book on the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union.

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