The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West3 i6 [6 m1 U' r8 p7 A& W8 G
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry人在德国 社区6 S: W- V0 x+ f# m5 E
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 20083 n/ @, f" i$ r& g! T. N; v

$ V8 j. I/ _% n7 Z  ~# q' b5 dSummary:  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.% C& p$ M2 a; V9 Y% e7 i0 L- @
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.4 k+ E+ A( x4 R7 c( h
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