China:

el gigante ha despertado

Abstract

‘China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world’ said Napoleon in 1816. Two centuries later, the giant has awakened.

Currently the People's Republic of China is the second largest economy in the world and, without neglecting its place as a regional power in Asia, has extended its power to the five continents. Peacefully, and using the soft power as its main strategy, it has succeeded in gaining a place in the political and economic agenda of each country with which it has initiated diplomatic ties.

In the present work the path traveled by the Asian giant in the 20th century and its transition towards the 21st century will be analyzed. The focus will be in its political system, its relationship with the neighboring countries, United States and Europe; and its foreign policy towards Africa, Latin American region and Argentina.