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ARTICLE China’s rise and Europe’s fall: time to start worrying Peter van Ham Published online: 4 June 2011  Centre for European Studies 2011 Abstract  Leaders in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia are placed in front of what appears to be a very simple decision. Why spend time and effort in quarrels over human rights and good governance, if there is a much easier option at their di sposal wi th result s avai la bl e ri ght away? More and more countr ies are now keen on belonging to the Chinese sphere of soft power influence, which goes far beyond the quest for natural resources. The author presents reasons why Europe and indeed the US should be worried about their political and cultural hegemony. The author even goes as far as warning against another Cold War rivalry between the West and China. China is on the move, acting. The author concludes by suggesting that the EU should get rid of its normative leadership illusions and do the same. Keywords  Soft power    China    Economic interests    Third World    Expansion   Chinese model    Political dominance    Military ambition Europe is getting nervous and rightly so. For decades, Europeans have counted on their American ally to provide military security through NATO, while limiting themselves to rearranging their deckchairs, a pastime now called the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). But inevitably, the EU is approaching not P. van Ham (&) Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’, P. O. Box 93080, 2509 AB The Hague, the Netherlands e-mail: [email protected]  1 3 European View (2011) 10:107–114 DOI 10.1007/s12290-011-0156-4

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