China's Umbrella

When I think of China's rise, I think of the umbrella metaphor. The Chinese never ask for reassurance that they are a global power. They know they are or they know they will get there. How that will happen is fascinating to me. My sense is that China sees the United States as an umbrella under which they will rise peacefully but some day they will fold the umbrella down and step forth as number one. Can we imagine a world where the Chinese are clearly number one?

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