China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ to Global Hegemony

The Sihanoukville port in Cambodia, part of the Chinese regime's 'One Belt, One Road' Initiative. Their project to connect Africa, Asia, and Europe through the construction of a network of railways and roads has been met with criticism. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has gone to great lengths to proclaim that China has no ambitions to be a global hegemon, but in a classic case of Chinese double-speak, other Chinese officials are telling us that China is building the blocks for global domination.

During a Dec. 18, 2018 speech marking the 40^th anniversary of former leader Deng Xiaoping’s opening and reforms, Xi Jinping stated, “No matter how far China develops, it will never seek hegemony.”