A lot of Westerners fear the rise of China. They see China as something that will compromise America's economic and military might. They see it as something that will ultimately and irreversibly lead to modern civilization's demise. People forget how sophisticated Chinese culture is and how much potential exists there for betterment of human civilization. Of course, all that is beneath a dark layer of communist rule. In the long term, though, a strong China is a good thing. What America lacks in its wisdom and farsightedness, China makes up for. America and China (not to mention Europe) locked in a competition for dominance of the world stage can only be a good thing for the entire world. It keeps America on its toes, and it promotes alternate views of governance and sustainability. America cannot be the stubborn, sole ruling power of the world much longer. And, thank God for that! It's reassuring to know that the world's greatest decisions will no longer depend solely on the whims of a bunch of ignorant, short-sighted voters in Ohio.
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