The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West人在德国 社区5 B+ ?" B  U5 p, K9 E2 F2 ]* U
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
: K, W. n; M/ H* @From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
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* j& Y/ M2 L# r- l. f. jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deSummary:  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.
) K1 s2 I$ m& U  }0 i: h, n( [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.% |/ L, v) [9 \* Z) o' o8 ~
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