http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html * o4 C. O* ` }9 E _! B+ A; x0 ^% o % Z! G: u# T( A7 n% XThe Rise of China and the Future of the West- O- K) q/ p3 k$ M
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberryrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de, Y& E$ o" ~7 _% w
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Summary: 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. ( x0 S8 W6 Z {9 X" `+ j$ Xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deG. 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. 5 T6 [7 q& t# @$ I + P/ `3 j( E4 n7 Y. v; D! |http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html