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“ Today’s China is an artifact of an extended and contentious history while the relatively young American Republic is a daring project informed by the enlightenment philosophy espoused by the Founding Fathers. ”

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China has no choice but to emulate the power of America’s founding ideas and its journey through the universal values of democratic freedom and individual rights.

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Within this historic and optimistic future in mind, I have made no value judgment of the destiny bestowed on each nation. For all this, however, leadership matters; so do the institutional structures and the system of political governance.

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The United States is the result of an enlightened philosophy, China is the outcome of traditions and history.

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Individual identities and national destines were shaped by the tripod of history, geography, and philosophy.

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