http://blog.ted.com/2010/10/26/global-power-shifts-joseph-nye-on-ted-com/ The TED Blog shares interesting news about TED, TEDTalks video, the TED Prize and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.ted.com/2010/10/26/global-power-shifts-joseph-nye-on-ted-com/comment-page-1/#comment-17361 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:09:24 +0000 http://blog.ted.com/?p=46457#comment-17361 My personal reaction to this segment of Ted Talk is that it’s a natural response to want to fear China because it’s becoming so strong, but I agree with Ted that this doesn’t necessarily have to result in another World War. However, I do think that Ted is being a bit too naïve and idealistic because just because people shouldn’t really be scared, that doesn’t mean that they won’t be. When people are afraid, they become defensive, so I do think the growth of China’s economy will result in some of kind of conflict, but with the practice of smart power as he mentions, I don’t think that things will get too out of hand. I just believe that it’s natural to have shifts in global power. It’s happened throughout history, but the panic, not the actual economic growth, resulted in the following chaos.

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