The modern meaning of the Western World (the Latin West)
In practical terms, this means the Western World typically includes most countries of the European Union as well as the U.K., Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/western-countries
America assumed, rather peacefully, the mantle of Western power when it supplanted the British Empire as the seat of Western power and culture. This occurred during the world wars.
Why would the Chinese, for whom the shame and humiliation of the Opium Wars still resonates 200 years later, draw a distinction between the UK and USA? They are both viable targets for toppling.
The modern meaning of the Western World (the Latin West) In practical terms, this means the Western World typically includes most countries of the European Union as well as the U.K., Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/western-countries
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America assumed, rather peacefully, the mantle of Western power when it supplanted the British Empire as the seat of Western power and culture. This occurred during the world wars.
Why would the Chinese, for whom the shame and humiliation of the Opium Wars still resonates 200 years later, draw a distinction between the UK and USA? They are both viable targets for toppling.