Political scientist Esteban Caballero Carrizosa assessed the recent rapprochement between the United States and China following the meeting held in Beijing between the presidents of the two nations. In his analysis, Caballero Carrizosa described a bond marked by deep interdependence, built over decades.
“Since the end of the Second World War, China has gradually moved closer to the standards of a world power, to the point that today it can respond to the United States or be considered almost a peer in terms of military and economic might and global influence,” he said.
For the analyst, the new bipolarity taking shape between the two powers has a central feature: a very significant exchange relationship that makes them mutually dependent. “The two find themselves caught up in a tense relationship, but at the same time they cannot easily break away, because they depend on each other. There is interdependence; to some extent they complement each other,” he explained.
Caballero Carrizosa also pointed out that the frictions between Washington and Beijing manifest on three main fronts: geopolitics, the trade war and the technology war. Despite these frictions, the economic and strategic complementarity prevents a definitive divorce.
The expert also commented on Paraguay’s singular position on this global chessboard. “It is a unique relationship in South America, because Paraguay continues to recognize and work with Taiwan, and not with mainland China,” he noted.