While Ikenberry gives strong arguments to both sides, he openly shows favoritism towards a superior Western influence. He uses multiple examples in order to persuade his audience that with the rise of China, the United States needs to continue to have an advantage when dealing with this transition of power. This is because the majority of nations today are interconnected and relies heavily upon each other in order to maintain their economic and political status. By continuing to keep the current international system, it will assure stability amongst the nations and a sense of security when the power transition between these two global powers arises. Ikenberry states the cons to Chinas rising but rebuttals it in favor of his somewhat bias opinion.
