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Operating, functioning democracy that has checks and balances, that has the ability to identify problems and deal with problems. so they'll be watch ing. >> they're waiting to see if this form of government they're striving for works. someone in the ukraine case, like russia, is going to say clearly it doesn't. >> the russians are going to look for the problems. the russians are going to look to see and point out to their friends and their citizens, democracy doesn't really work. the u.s. system, the democratic system, the western system, it doesn't work. they're as corrupt as we are. they won...

s continued economic and technological rise,” because it is unstoppable. Beijing is closing the gap with the US in research and development (R&D) funding. Americans might not like the idea of being overtaken by China, but this “milestone” will most likely “be reached within the next decade.” In this regard “further attempts to stave off that outcome would be not only futile, but also very costly.” The author points out that China has “high savings rate