The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West
2 r4 y5 E" I9 ^( @) F+ _. p  nCan the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
' r% d8 `& R1 o! ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 20082 \% ?* g' W1 X3 a

, h! q; w. K" 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.; z7 Y, _* k: y0 k1 [. Z
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.2 H4 q! E' q/ c$ b+ d/ ~& y( ~

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