Economic Globalization And American Hegemony

The theory of globalization, which sprung up in the world in 1970s has raised strong repercussion in Chinese academic cirdes. During the process of translating, reporting and commenting on foreign research works, Chinese scholars see through the economic globalization from Chinese angle, think deeply and make much beneficial probe into it. Taking a broad view of the research on the national economic globalization in the recent 10 years, we may frind that the research has avered every aspect and the contents of it are numerous and complicated, varying from its notion, nature, contents to its driving force and relationship with capitalism. On the aspects of the connotation and influence of the economic globalization,people have always been disalsing. But there is no denying the fact that globalization has become a historieal trend that can never be reversed. Economic globalization,an inevitable phas in the development of productive force in human society, bears tremendous significance in advancing the society. Therefore, all countries around the world are seeking actively interests of various kind brought by that tread. However, the economic globalization held by the west is a process of conquering the whole world with capital, in which the interests of a small number of people will be met with capitalism as its lead. The United States, the leader of the western aunties, is such a country who exploits this opportunily, tries every means and even employs military force to maintain its conceding interests. After the cold war, some figures in power and scholars held that smile America has won the world war and become the sole superpower, it is quite reasonable for America to lead the world to construct the new economic and political order of the world In making its diplomatic strategy for the new century,America attaches great importance to the factor of globalization.Globalization is like a two-edged sword for American strcotegy of hegemony. It provides farourable conditions in America's maintaining of supremaly in the world, but it is also a main factor which impedes the advancement of America's hegemony in the world. This article will take up the relation between globalization and American hegemony from 4 aspects. I. The historical process of globalization and the history of American hegemory. The globalization of human world began with the outward expansion of modern capitalison and the development around the world, which calld date from the greet geographic discovery in 15th century.It is the objective demand of the development of the productive forces.Every country is trying to make fall use of the tendenly of globalization for its own development. America takes advantage of economic globalzation and particularly, after the cold war, it utilizes it in its drive of hegemony to construct a sole polarized world in tis own leading.â…¡.Globalization provides favourable ciracmstances for America's drive of the strategy of hegemorly.Economic globalzation brings a more intimate connection among countries and this originates from and cerares on westem developed countries. America is the largest developed country and therefore benefits more from it. It is adveantageous for America in the development of its national economy, in its carrying out of western democraly to the whole world ,and in the enhancement of its military force.â…¢.The features of American hegemony during the time of globalization.Economic globalization creates benefitial tems for America's increase of its comprehensive strength, which enables America to pursue its hegemony in theworld. Afoer the Cold war Amercan hegemonism becomes a more unbridled one. In this perlod, American hegemony puts out a banner of "new interventiionism" and emphasizes that "Human rights are superior to sovereign rights"anel "There is no national bounelaries for huonan rights."â…£.Globaliation greatly restricts Americas carrying out of its hegemory.â…¤.Being an objective tendency, globalization is a two-edged sword. America...