The Asian 21st Century.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- The End of the Era of Western Domination -- The Hypocrisy of the West -- In Theory, the West Condemns Hypocrisy-In Practice, It Indulges in it -- "Thou Shalt Torture Human Beings"? -- End the Hypocrisy -- Trump, Macron and the Poverty of Liberalism -- Democracy or Plutocracy? America's Existential Question -- The Difference Between "Democracy" and "Plutocracy" -- Main Obstacle to Change -- Just and Unjust Inequality -- Tyranny of Money -- In Denial -- Five Hard Steps Forward -- Can America Escape Plutocracy? -- What Do US Capitol Attack and the West's Covid-19 Death Rates Have in Common? -- Disparity in Societies -- Emphasizing Responsibilities -- Was Trump Right or Wrong on China? Biden's Answer Will Shape the Future -- Acknowledging a Harsh Reality -- Long-Term Strategy -- Why the Trump Administration Has Helped China -- Why American Presidents Matter -- What Biden Offers -- What Biden Will Mean for the Rest of the World -- East and West: Trust or Distrust? -- Great Battles Require Strategic Discipline-And Washington Needs It in This Crisis -- The Asian Renaissance -- On the Dawn of the Asian Century -- ASEAN's Quiet Resilience -- Asia, Say No to NATO -- East Asia's New Edge -- Why the 'India Way' May Be the World's Best Bet for Moral Leadership -- India's Tryst with the Asian Century -- India: A Brave and Imaginative Superpower? -- Can India Become Stronger Than China? Yes, It Can -- Introduction -- Part I: Why I am Confident -- Part II: Key Principles to Follow -- Part III: Some Concrete Steps -- The West Needs to Rethink Its Strategic Goals for Asia -- Myanmar Coup Could Jump-Start US-China Cooperation, Through Quiet Diplomacy -- Can Asia Help Biden? -- Golden Opportunity -- The Peaceful Rise of China -- China: Threat or Opportunity? -- A 'Yellow Peril' Revival Fueling Western Fears of China's Rise.

Is China Expansionist? -- References -- How Dangerous Is China? -- What China Threat? How the United States and China Can Avoid War -- The Great Paradox of Donald Trump's Plan to Combat China -- HK People Must Understand They've Become a Pawn -- Editor's Note -- Covid-19 'Enhanced China's Position in the World Order' -- How China Could Win Over the Post-coronavirus World and Leave the US Behind -- Why Attempts to Build a New Anti-China Alliance Will Fail -- Biden Should Appear 'Tough &amp -- Fierce' on China, but Cooperate 'Below the Radar' -- Biden Should Summon the Courage to Reverse Course on China -- The West Should Heed Napoleon's Advice and Let China Sleep -- Asian Inheritors of a Western Legacy? -- Globalization, Multilateralism and Cooperation -- Globalization Is Dead! Long Live Globalization! -- Three Mistakes the US Made -- Strategic Mistake One -- Strategic Mistake Two -- Strategic Mistake Three -- America's Road to Plutocracy -- Simple Solutions and Hard Decisions -- References -- Can the World Order Catch Up with the World? -- Diplomacy: Power or Persuasion -- References -- UN: A Sunrise Organization? -- Can the World Health Organization Be Rejuvenated? -- Multilateral Diplomacy -- Functions of Multilateral Diplomacy -- Forms of Multilateral Diplomacy -- Inherent Tensions of Multilateral Diplomacy -- Solutions -- Reference -- Can Humanity Make U-turns? -- Appendix Introduction to Kishore Mahbubani's Collections -- A.1 The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East (New York: Public Affairs, 2008) -- A.2 The ASEAN Miracle: A Catalyst for Peace (Singapore: NUS Press, 2017) -- A.3 Has the West Lost It?: A Provocation (London: Allen Lane, 2018) -- A.4 Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy (New York: Public Affairs, 2020) -- Index.

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