The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West
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From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008( T7 c/ m' r/ i! P. X5 s

; Q! q1 e1 A" RSummary:  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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de6 n( N8 y* J1 a; `. b% C( f
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.& j# \5 ~8 S0 X6 D

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