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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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“Americans consider the United States an exceptional nation; so do the Chinese people think of their Middle Kingdom.”

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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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“China seems to have skillfully adapted a Monroe Doctrine, or “Ménluó” (a transliteration of the word “Monroe”) Doctrine, in America’s backyard.”

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