A voice of dissonance on American decline – Howard W. French

From The International Herald Tribune:

On subjects where almost everyone sings from the same choir book, it often makes sense to listen to the lonely, discordant voices that emanate from the corners.

A notable voice of dissonance heard in China recently was that of a young foreign policy expert from Shanghai named Wang Yiwei, who published an article in the Global Times newspaper under the attention- grabbing headline, “Preventing the U.S. from Declining Too Rapidly.”

The writings of this relative unknown mostly aroused bemused curiosity in China-watching circles overseas. Foreign experts wondered how serious the author was, and whether the article represented anything more than his own views. [Full Text]