An article entitled East Meets West published recently at The National Interest online promised some insights into the current evolution of cultural transfer between China and America. Instead it turned out to be an exhaustive analysis of the coming of age of India as a decisive factor in balancing the power of China. While I’m not an expert on the matters exposed, I found a quote that presents the inevitable scenario of our century:
As far ahead as one can imagine, India and China will provide the two great diasporas of the world. The Chinese diaspora is culturally loyal to Chinese civilization but often has very little regard for the dictatorship that runs the homeland. By contrast, democracy is at the very core of India’s national being. India’s emergence as a strategic equal of China is a good thing for the world, so long as New Delhi and Beijing manage their inevitable competition effectively.
We can continue debating how much influence American culture has on the rest of the world, but soon the cultural hegemony will be exercised by the two most populated countries as they launch millions of nationals in an attempt to grow economies that can support their size.
