What I find interesting is the implication by the writer (who I would love to find an email contact for) that Kissinger is saying the center of gravity is shifting to China. What he’s actually saying, and has been saying for some time, is that the center of gravity is shifting from the Atlantic (US-Europe) to the Pacific (US-Asia), and that this power shift in conjunction with China’s rise is what may fuel contention not just with the U.S. at all but with other nations in the region and, pointedly, with Europe in the longer run.
...... the center of gravity is shifting from the Atlantic (US-Europe) to the Pacific (US-Asia).....
The western boundry is the Arabian Gulf and the economic, financial and maritime powerhouse that is Dubai/UAE
The eastern boundry is LA, and the new Mexican port.