A China como potencial poder hegemon: a ascensão internacional chinesa através da OMC

Abstract

The present work has as its main objective to analyze the growing power of China through its accession to the World Trade Organization. The monograph uses a qualitative methodology, analyzing five variables: Hegemony; International Order; International Institutions – WTO; Economic growth; and China's Foreign Policy. In the first instance, it seeks to understand hegemony in the international context, as well as to highlight the US hegemony. Then, it is intended to understand the process of China's accession to the World Trade Organization, as well as its evolution into a primordial actor in the system. In addition, it seeks to highlight the economic prosperity acquired in the 21st century, focusing on the advent of insertion in the organization. Finally, Xi Jinping's new form of foreign policy and his projects that seek to centralize China in the international system are analyzed. This research found that the World Trade Organization was essential to China's international rise, as well as its economic development.