The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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1 i" p% Q, M- ^. \The Rise of China and the Future of the West
0 Q  N4 O* ], R# I5 VCan the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
; T$ r0 t) ?- Z' kFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008人在德国 社区; c$ B# T' y9 T

& X  Q6 @. Q5 L* b1 VSummary:  China's rise will inevitably bring the United States' unipolar moment to an end. But that does not necessarily mean a violent power struggle or the overthrow of the Western system. The U.S.-led international order can remain dominant even while integrating a more powerful China -- but only if Washington sets about strengthening that liberal order now.; c; g* a7 q0 X0 ]- X9 q1 g
G. JOHN IKENBERRY is Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the author of After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order After Major Wars.
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