Op-Ed: Worried About China's Rise? Beijing's Ambitions are Mostly Regional

Op-Ed: Worried About China's Rise? Beijing's Ambitions are Mostly Regional

Australia’s former prime minister Tony Abbott wrote in the Wall Street Journal recently that “a world dominated by Beijing would resemble China, with the silencing of dissent, the confiscation of wealth, and the brutal exercise of power.” It’s a dark but plausible vision, given Beijing’s treatment of its minorities, its sometimes-violent repression of dissent, the constant surveillance of its people, and its suppression of free speech. If China …