Weak US may force China into ‘global hegemon’ role: Columbia scholar

Weak US may force China into 'global hegemon' role: Columbia scholar Weak US may force China into 'global hegemon' role: Columbia scholar

NEW YORK — China may have no choice but to become the dominant global player if U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies weaken America and create a power vacuum, Columbia University political science professor Andrew Nathan told Nikkei on Wednesday.

Nathan, who has studied Chinese politics and foreign policy for more than five decades, said in an online interview that he does not believe that Beijing currently has a fixed goal to “be the No. 1 power.”