The Importance of Paying More Attention to China

Graham Allison: Lee Kuan Yu was unquestionably the most astute China watcher. He spent more face time with Chinese leaders than anybody, he says. His proposition was that China was going to be the biggest player in the history of the world, and its rise was normal, said Allison. The contest for supremacy would be the defining feature of the 21st century, added Allison.