Examine the role of China as an emerging power in international Relations
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Diagram of some international coalitions (BASIC, BRICS, G5 and IBAS/IBSA) of some emerging powers ( Brazil,  China,  India,  Russia and  South Africa) plus  Mexico.
An emerging power or rising power is a term used as recognition of the rising, primarily influence of a nation—or union of nations—which has steadily increased their presence in global affairs. Such a power aspires to have a more powerful position or role in international relations, either regionally or globally, and possess sufficient resources and levels of development that such goals are potentially achievable. A term also used to describe such a state is "rising power".[1] Rising powers such as China and India may also be viewed as coincidental to the perceived decline of American hegemony in world politics.[2]
The country of China renders the world's majority of population and thus is the number one country in the list of populous countries of the world. Along with that it is one of the major economic powers present in the world at this time.
Apart from that China also has various number and a huge store of nuclear weapons that account for its powerful position over the world. The nucleus power of this country and also the military power that it possesses plays a great role in making the China a superpower in the present world.
Economically China is the fourth largest nation of the world in terms of trading and does is a very great economic power of the world. This characteristic of China also make it a superpower and this is why China possesses The Upper Hand in the world politics.