The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the Westcsuchen.de% l, R8 t4 n/ W! N* G$ i
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry
& S. c3 x' q& }  _8 l/ RFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
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* o( L! K' n+ X7 ~, T+ i2 HSummary:  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.
; Q: q7 a8 X4 u+ Z* \- c# qG. 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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