. w% W1 l' t) q- Q) A) Lcsuchen.deThe Rise of China and the Future of the West. L6 J) V- Z# N& s" l/ u. q+ F( @
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry& [; k7 @# H& I5 e0 i4 y+ B
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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.csuchen.de& i; ^: \, R" M1 O" U i 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. ! |) c8 [! A1 R. N) F5 p 8 }' H- b4 h& m w1 r8 X) shttp://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html