China's Rise: An Unlikely Pillar of US Hegemony (Who Will Rise? A TILTED BALANCE‪)‬

The rise of China is perhaps one of the most discussed topics in current scholarship on international politics. In many ways, it is actually an over-analyzed concept. Within Chinese political dialogue, China's return to eminence is often bandied about as a goal of national development and is expressed frequently in the speeches of Chinese leaders and documents such as CCP National Congress Reports and Government Work Reports. In addition, foreigners often worry that China's rapid economic development will present a threat to the stability of the current world order. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]