China’s astonishing rise over the past few decades, both in terms of economic growth and international influence, represents the most fundamental shift in the global balance of power in more than a century. How the United States—and the rest of the world—adapts to this new reality will fundamentally shape the evolution of the global order going forward. China’s astonishing rise over the past few decades, both in terms of economic growth and international influence, represents the most fundamental shift in the global balance of power in more than a century. How the United States—and the rest of the world—adapts to this new reality will fundamentally shape the evolution of the global order going forward.