What about China?

Submitted by Jason Epstein (United States), Jan 14, 2003 at 12:41

I read with interest your most recent column ("Europe vs. America"), but felt it was an incomplete analysis. You refer to three competing forces (America, militant Islam, and Europe), but do not opine about China's long-term quest for global preeminence. We cannot ignore the reality that many analysts pre-9/11 viewed the Middle Kingdom as the greatest threat to American superpower primacy. I do not mean to imply that China is an imminent threat to American interests. The threat from militant Islam -- and by extension the WMD issue -- is no doubt the number 1 issue we face today, but wouldn't you agree that China's influence in shaping global policies is as significant as Europe's role?

Thanks.

Jason Epstein

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