The Chinese century?
Posted on November 9th, 2009 by G Cameron
Maybe, maybe not. Reihan Salaam argues that it depends on China’s openness to immigration:
As China emerges as an economic and cultural superpower… notions of Third World solidarity, always skin deep, seem to have vanished. It is thus hard to imagine China welcoming millions of hard-working Nigerians and Bangladeshis with open arms. This could change over the next couple of decades as China’s labor shortage grows acute. I wouldn’t bet on it.
If China remains culturally closed, the Chinese Century will never come to pass. Instead, the United States–a country that has struggled with race and racism for centuries, and in the process has become more culturally open and resilient–will dominate this century as it did the last.
