After reading, “China vs. the U.S.: The case for second place”, examine how China’s rise to power

After reading, “China vs. the U.S.: The case for second place”, examine how China’s rise to power

After reading, “China vs. the U.S.: The case for second place”, examine how China’s rise to power compares to other cases in which a rising nation has challenged an existing superpower, such as the American challenge to British hegemony a century ago. Describe the political obstacles that China may face in integrating with an international order that has been dominated by western democracies. Evaluate whether the U.S. should attempt to contain China’s rise through containment or engagement.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

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The Chinese and American economies are deeply rooted in spending and lending and both are each other’s trading partners. Therefore, if the U.S. economy declines, so will China’s. Attempting to contain or engage in actions against China would cause unnecessary conflict and both economies would suffer tremendously. Internationally, China has verbally stated no interest in becoming the world leader and opposes hegemony. As we know, innovation is the source of a hegemon’s ability to handle economic crises and it can only flow best from open, stable democratic societies……

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