New Delhi [ India ], October 4 (ANI): China replacing the United States as a global hegemon would be difficult, said Professor Srikanth Kondapalli , Chinese Studies Expert at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

In an interview to ANI, Professor Kondapalli explained, "It would be pretty hard for China to actually take that seat...It would be hard to think of that because the US came with a liberal world order. The Chinese are coming with a Middle Kingdom world order, it is hierarchical rather than equal. So, it would be pretty hard for countries like India to accept this Middle Kingdom world order... India has a territorial dispute with China that has not been resolved. India also has two neighbours who have nuclear weapons. India is concerned about those issues. India

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