If the recent rumours prove true, the United States may have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help steer China onto a different path. But the window for doing so is closing fast.
Washington and its allies need a clear roadmap as suggested by @milesyu10 and his colleagues @HudsonInstitute: prepare to integrate a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous China, or risk facing another Russia—or worse, several Russias.