In fact, a new bipolar, Cold War-style ideological divide has emerged. The rise of authoritarian capitalism – best symbolized by China, but also embraced by countries as disparate as Malaysia, Singapore, Kazakhstan, and Qatar – has created a new model that competes with (and challenges) liberal democracy.
相比之下，另一个冷战意识形态分割下的新两极世界正日渐凸现。专制资本主义（以中国为典型，同时也被马来西亚、新加坡，哈萨克斯坦和卡塔尔等不同的国家争相效仿）的崛起已经形成了一种新的模式，对自由民主制度发起了竞争（甚至是挑战）。