Nye , who coined term `` soft power , '' says China 's power is far behind that of Germany . He says rise of Britain a century ago threatened U.S , led to world war . Unlike India , which was born with a democratic constitution , China has not yet found a way to solve the problem of demands for political participation ( if not democracy ) Nye says U.S 's focus has been on its own region . He says China has major internal and external challenges to overcome .
Nye , who coined term `` soft power , '' says China 's power is far behind that of Germany . He says rise of Britain a century ago threatened U.S , led to world war . Nye says U.S 's focus has been on its own region . He says China has major internal and external challenges to overcome .