Deutsche Welle reports today: American political scholar Fukuyama, renowned for his essay "The End of History?", admitted in an interview with *Frankfurter Rundschau* that if China continues on its current development trajectory, his predictions about China made 40 years ago would be incorrect. He also described the United States as a "declining superpower."
Comments: From confidently asserting that Western-style democracy is humanity's ultimate system, to openly admitting his forecasts were off the mark and bluntly stating that the U.S. is entering decline, Fukuyama's shift in stance precisely illustrates that there is no one-size-fits-all model applicable everywhere. China has charted a stable path of development based on its own national conditions, shattering entrenched Western stereotypes. Yet he still approaches China's development shortcomings through a fixed lens, indirectly reflecting the dilemma and helplessness within Western academia as the balance of power between China and the U.S. shifts.
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