vNEW YORK--In an article published in a special September-October issue of Harvard Magazine, President Ma Ying-jeou predicted that over the next 25 years, the world will become increasingly multipolar, with global power shared among several nations.To celebrate Harvard University's 375th anniversary, Ma, who has a doctorate degree from Harvard Law School, was invited along with 14 important alumni to discuss the development of the university in the next quarter-century.
In Ma's short essay titled “Harvard in a Multipolar World,” he said while the United States (U.S.) will remain a dominant player in international affairs, it will no longer be a unilateral power. China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's largest economy in the next decade, transforming Asia into the center of the global economy.
Still the U.S. will continue to prosper as it retains several advantages over China, including the English language and the U.S. dollar, which will remain as the international language and currency, Ma wrote.
Foreign talent will continue to flock to the U.S. for years to come due to strong universities, with many schools in the top-50 of global college rankings and with a growing number of Nobel Prize winners, Ma added.
Harvard University will no doubt remain the apex of U.S. academia, and continue to hold national and international influence, Ma noted.
He suggested, though, the university needs to look beyond the realm of academics by directing how mankind reflects upon itself and “orders its thoughts.”
Pursuits over the last century that have encouraged global capitalism and democracy are no longer sufficient in solving issues such as global warming, population pressures, shortages of energy resources and water, the clash of civilizations, and terrorism, Ma wrote.
In the concluding paragraph, Ma hoped Harvard University could become a beacon of hope for mankind by being a leader beyond the academic world.
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