INTERNATIONAL
CHINA RISING, US ROTTING?
America was once considered the world’s lone superpower. Now, China—a growing threat to America’s international power—may be taking the top spot. WORDS BY LUKE CLAUSEN | ART BY RACHEL HARTLEY
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t’s been a talking point among politicians and commentators for years: The rise of China is a threat to America’s international power, and something must be done about it. Most Americans are conscious and aware of
the fact of China’s rise and what that means for them at a personal level. However, how China got to this place in world politics and to what extent America helped China’s rise is not as well known. The relationship between
China and America is not as dichotomic and adversarial as some may make it out to be. As with all relationships, whether interpersonal or international, there is a level of complexity that needs to be understood. DRAKE POLITICAL REVIEW
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