Do not extrapolate from the recent past. China has had a hugely impressive four decades. After their triumph in the cold war, both the west and the cause of liberal democracy have stumbled. Should we conclude that an autocratic China is sure to become the world’s dominant power in the next few decades? My answer is: no. That is a possible future, not a certain one.
不要根據最近一段時間的情況進行推斷。中國已經有了令人印象深刻的四十年。西方和自由民主事業在冷戰中取勝後，都已步履蹣跚。我們是否應該得出結論：一個專制的中國肯定會在未來幾十年成爲世界上佔據主導地位的強國嗎？我的回答是：不會。這是一個可能的未來，而不是一個確定的未來。
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