The Chinese renaissance is one of the world’s most significant factors of change. Will the reemergence of an ancient non-Western civilization be a disruptive force, or, at the opposite of a scenario which could evolve into confrontation, can the Middle Country and the West design in a genuinely cooperative relationship a new international order?
A third trajectory is in fact more probable than these two distinct developments. An essentially peaceful co-existence characterized by a mix of disputes, tensions but also negotiated agreements and varying levels of understanding could be the backdrop of the Sino-Western relations.
Despite its low probability the extreme scenario …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
