The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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0 Q1 U6 D, w6 {1 A$ \, ^9 {2 GThe Rise of China and the Future of the West
1 ^' z) u& d) e& C5 zCan the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
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$ W) K* j  L3 ~0 V' @Summary:  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.2 G3 G  ^7 y  t  G( q
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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