As
Mahbubani carefully explains, “while Chinese leaders want to rejuvenate
Chinese civilization, they have no missionary impulse to take over the
world and make everyone Chinese.” And still, “America convinced itself
that China has become an existential threat.” The best and the brightest
across Asia, Mahbubani included, never cease to be amazed at the
American system’s total inability to “make strategic adjustments to this
new phase in history.” Mahbubani dedicates a whole chapter – “Can
America make U-turns?” – to the quandary.
For
several weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates have been beating the
drum about a