The influence of U.S.-China relations on the current geopolitical situation

Ihor Mykhalskyi; Olena Balatska; Dmytro Nefodov; Oleksii Altukhov; Kateryna Plevako

doi:10.34069/AI/2023.68.08.34

Ihor Mykhalskyi State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-596X
Olena Balatska State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3596-3467
Dmytro Nefodov V. О. Sukhomlynskyi National University of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-7271
Oleksii Altukhov State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-9488
Kateryna Plevako Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7416-1347

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.68.08.34

Keywords: media security, traditional media, new media, misinformation, fake content, media literacy.

Abstract

The complex interaction between the USA and China, which has developed into a real confrontation, greatly affects global politics and economics, significantly influencing the geopolitical situation. The political behaviour of most countries, delicate geopolitical balance, and the solution to global problems are now directly dependent on changes in U.S.-China relations. The study aims to determine the consequences of U.S.-China relations for global politics. The methodology of the study involved using a comparison method, graphical analysis of the characteristics of the role of the U.S. and China for the respective countries (adversary, rival, ally, partner), prognostic method and content analysis of German political declarative documents. Establishing optimal U.S.-China relations would help solve the problems of global recession, mass migration, environmental issues, Russian military aggression in Ukraine, and food security. The article reveals the pragmatic approaches of most countries to the competition between the U.S. and China. Identifying the critical goals of U.S. and China relations will help establish possible prospects for cooperation or increased conflict due to changes in the geopolitical situation. The study proves the need to develop and implement strategies to support stability, find standard solutions to global problems, and cooperate between the U.S. and China.

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Author Biographies

Ihor Mykhalskyi, State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Department of World History and International Relations; Educational and Research Institute of History, International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences, State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

Olena Balatska, State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department of World History and International Relations, Educational and Research Institute of History, International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences; State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

Dmytro Nefodov, V. О. Sukhomlynskyi National University of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of History, V. О. Sukhomlynskyi National University of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Oleksii Altukhov, State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

PhD in Historical Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Department of World History and International Relations; Educational and Research Institute of History, International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences; State Institution «Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University», Poltava, Ukraine.

Kateryna Plevako, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Bioethics and History of Medicine, Faculty for Training of Foreign Citizens, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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