Inessence,twoepoch-makingeventsarereshapingtheworldordertoday:thecollapseoftheoldSovietblocandtheriseofAsia-Pacific,ofwhichChina’seco-nomictakeoffconstitutesanimportantpart.WhiletheformerbroughtanendtotheEast-WestColdWar,thelatterismakingtremendouscontributionstowards