http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html # m; e0 z$ f$ h* R4 I: M7 K ' r+ m; \! e J$ y7 l( a# [The Rise of China and the Future of the West5.35.249.64! `, t8 @7 S% Z3 D+ |' z2 w
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry9 {) B- N$ D" @" Y; j8 p
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 * {: x+ s4 a1 ~6 Z* N K- W9 a5.35.249.64 7 _( d* }9 O, w; CSummary: 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.5.35.249.64& o* y" N* ^( _3 B 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.5.35.249.64" I9 M: v& k/ s) {% [' s