Conflict between China, West not inevitable: Harvard professor – Chinadaily.com.cn

[Photo/IC] BEIJING — China, with “a decidedly different economic and political system and strategic interests of its own,” may not necessarily imply inevitable conflict with the West, a Harvard University professor has said. Dani Rodrik, professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, aired the view in his opinion piece titled “the Resistible Rise of US-China Conflict” published on Project Syndicate recently. “While states may prioritize national security and survival above all else, there is a big gap between meeting these narrower objectives and maximizing power,” the expert said, noting that “Game theory, real-world…