Why do we continue to ignore China's rise..arrogance?

Martin Jacques, author of a bestseller
on China, asks why the west
continues to approach the rise of the
new global powerhouse with a closed
mind. We obsess over details of the
race for the White House, yet give
scant regard to the battle to replace
China's current leadership. If we fail
to pay heed to the political and
economic shift of gravity, we will be
sidelined by histor
Why do we continue to ignore China's rise? Arrogance | World news | The Observer

Particularly interesting is the notion of China as a "civilisation state" not a nation state. Seen in this light a lot of western ideals and preoccupations might be irrelevant...