Prof. Wang Wen outlines how changes not seen in centuries are developing at a rapid pace, which is transforming the international system and human civilisation. China has learned that weak states are vulnerable and often destroyed in the international system, while powerful states can be seduced by the possibility of security through dominance. Prof. Wang Wen argues that China aims to be powerful without pursuing hegemony. Prof. Wang Wen is the Dean & Professor of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY). He is also the Deputy Dean of Silk Road School, Distinguished Professor, Executive Director of China-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University of China. He works as the Secretary-General of the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, a Research Fellow of the Financial Research Center of the Counsellor Office of the China’s State Council, and also serves as a visiting professor at more than 10 universities around the world. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f