China s rise exposes the myth of the liberal global order
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Why do we hear so much about the liberal global order, when the truth is, it never existed? It was never a global order and it was not liberal.
The phrase itself is a modern invention coming into vogue really only in recent decades, yet it is presented as holy writ.
In the past few weeks, this mythical order has been invoked as a means of dealing with a disruptive, authoritarian China.