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Successful cultural exchanges with China will have larger implications as well. First of all, what China has been going through culturally is less an ideological phenomenon than it is an Asian and post-colonial one. Its struggle serves as a colossal prototype of the processes of modernization and cultural integration that all Asian nations are experiencing. Secondly, successful interaction between the United States and China will produce an impact on the whole Pacific region. Many countries in the area have already initiated their own exchange programs, and yet at the same time are attracted to projects of a broader nature between the two giants on the opposite shores of the Pacific. Finally, in this country, we must also be prepared for domestic cultural exchanges that are bound to accelerate as the predicted demographic shifts unfold during the next three-quarters of a century, leading to the moment when the United States will become a nation without a racial majority. Exchanges with China will offer opportunities for Americans to learn about cultural interaction in depth and exposure to a society of vastly different environment and tradition.