http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html * K! [2 \ w* s. b5 R5 g " F2 t, X. B- e$ Q2 ZThe Rise of China and the Future of the West ( U! {/ {6 @ N. l5.35.249.64Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry& r/ s1 G$ X. X: ~2 `) e
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 20088 o* e0 z3 J F, l) }9 S& P$ j. C: G
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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.; ?6 [+ z& T5 ^5 u5 w7 L# p 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- {, N1 q! y9 C4 s' V$ o. M7 E6 x6 ]2 s8 r) v