A new rendition of Noble Adu Kwasi’s ‘Akwankwaa Hiani’ has become the toast of most music lovers in the past few weeks. The title of the song is ‘Alomo Gyata’.
The New China Challenge Stems from Beijing’s Old Ambitions
China wants to be a global influence and control the flow of major events. China will, with time, begin to consistently challenge the United States directly across multiple domains. It will be important for the United States to continue playing an active global role, despite its current domestic distractions.
China is gradually enhancing its global strategic influence through ambitious projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative; alternate financial mechanisms such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and New Development Bank; and growing presence in international institutions like the United Nations through its increasing contributions to peacekeeping and leadership of important committees and bodies. China continuously reiterates that bilateral engagements with the United States must be categorized as “Major Powers” relations posturing that it must be now treated as an equal. There also appears to be a bipa