Commentary The collision between American exceptionalism and Chinese communism will define the 21st century. The winner will likely determine what the globe looks like for the next hundred years—and beyond. What exactly is American exceptionalism? It’s a term frequently used but rarely defined. At its core, it’s about individual liberties and a shared set of values. But what are these values, and what makes them so central to a uniquely American experience? Is our American system truly different from all other nations? To understand what American exceptionalism is, one must first understand what it’s not. For that, there’s no better example than the People’s Republic of China. China proclaims itself to be “the people’s” republic. Yet their idea of “for the people” is very different from our own. Founded through a proletarian, revolutionary movement, it’s a state-controlled, top-down system of governance that’s hostile to the very hallmarks of American exceptionalism. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …