The US and China: Dangers of Premature Extrapolation

• Main Author: Durodié, Bill
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82628; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40121
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many commentators assume that China will become the next world superpower. This may be a premature assessment. As Judo players know, size can be a weakness rather than a strength. It is the spirit of freedom that made America great. And it is this that will determine to whom the 21st century belongs...