The Rising Asia

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This paper explains how China is positioning itself to gain control of the Asian region and by doing so it is becoming a threat to all of the nations that are positioned with the United States such as Japan and Russia.
It looks at how China's rapid development is the key to its newly found economic power as well as the key to its future power. The writer believes that China will inevitably rise to power, but it is uncertain if that power will be shared with the United States or if it will ultimately cause a war between the Asian region and its ally's and the United States and its ally's.

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"To many Americans the thought of kneeling down before another nation that is more powerful is unconceivable and unheard of. Recent developments with China and India are raising eyebrows and to some extent; raising panic. The list of the world powers has been very small, it has been composed of The United States, Japan, northwestern Europe and the Soviet Union. In the twenty-first century it will be very likely that either China or India will be added to that list; possibly both. China's booming economy will continue to grow and India's technological advances will continue to grow as well (Drezner 2007). China should not be feared because of its ambition to expand the economy and succeed, but rather by the power that is associated with their emerging economic capabilities. It is very doubtful that an all out war will occur between China and its opponents, but China will have the potential to influence such as the United States has influence on other nations. If China accomplishes the same tasks that the United States has in its region, China will very well be a force to be dealt with. That is the power that the United States will be facing in this century."

Sample of Sources Used:

• John J. Mearsheimer, "China's Unpeaceful Rise," Current History, Vol. 105, No.690 (April 2006), pp. 160-162 <http://mearsheimer.uchicago.edu/pdfs/A0041.pdf>
• Drexner, Daniel W. 2007. "The New World Order." Foreign Affairs 86 : 34-46. http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070301faessay86203/daniel-w-drezner/the-new-new-world-order.html
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