In the discussion of the policy towards the countries of the Global South, three basic mechanisms were distinguished: creating a rhetorical framework for cooperation, creating multilateral platforms for horizontal competition and a policy aimed at winning elites. In the second paper, prof. Mierzejewski and prof. Paulina Matera (WSMiP UŁ) discussed the differences in discursive strategies between the United States and the People's Republic of China during the pandemic crisis.
