Some in the West – including veteran China watcher David Shambaugh – remain convinced that this kind of collaborative accommodation will not be necessary, because failures of economic and political management will bring about China’s implosion. Rudd argues that they are wrong, and that Xi will neither overplay his authoritarian hand nor under-deliver on growth.
一些西方人——包括老牌中国观察家沈大伟（David Shambaugh）——仍认为这类协作性适应（collaborative accommodation）并非必须，因为经济和政治管理的失败将让中国从内部崩溃。陆克文认为这些人是错误的，习近平不会过度使用极权措施，也不会让增长大幅降低。中国将继续崛起，而世界——包括美国——必须找到和平适应这一变化的原则性方法。