New book claims China's internal weaknesses block imminent global dominance

Jean-François Colosimo's new publication critiques the belief that China is on the verge of global hegemony. Drawing on Hannah Arendt's totalitarian criteria, he highlights the Chinese Communist Party’s single-party rule, leader cult, and extensive social control mechanisms, including the social-credit system. Colosimo notes that despite impressive industrial output, technological advances, and a massive economy, these authoritarian features expose deep fragilities.

He further observes that Beijing’s soft-power strategies have largely failed and that the looming possibility of a Taiwan war adds to the uncertainty. The book concludes that China remains the world’s most pronounced totalitarian state, but its path to dominance is far from guaranteed.