China is preparing a 'peaceful ascendancy'
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Yoichi Funabashi IHT Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Asia's future
TOKYO There was a time when Chinese leaders described their country as
a poor, developing country. It was no false modesty. But in the past
two decades China has witnessed prodigious economic growth, with an
increase in its military might and attendant political clout. There is
no doubt about "the rise of China." But will it, like many a rising
power before, disturb the neighborhood and destabilize the world?
China says it will pursue a "peaceful ascendancy." The future of peace
in Asia will to a large extent hang on that promise.
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