The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
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' e, H0 m8 c. n- r0 M7 A) F4 gSummary:  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.4 ~+ a( s: [7 l2 l& r( S
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.
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