A man waves a Chinese flag after visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing in May 2015. Photo: AFP 
A man waves a Chinese flag after visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing in May 2015. Photo: AFP 
Diplomacy

China’s rise will continue, whether the West likes it or not

P.H. Yu says China does not want to tear down the international order that has helped make its rise possible. It is now up to the West to make space for China’s non-democratic system of governance if it wants that global model to remain in place

A man waves a Chinese flag after visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing in May 2015. Photo: AFP 
A man waves a Chinese flag after visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing in May 2015. Photo: AFP 
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