In order to explore the issues of "global governance" and "the rise of China," this paper examines Lake's and Fukuyama's latest contentions in the light of ancient Chinese history. Lake claims that nations often sacrifice partial sovereignty for security and economic interests. Ancient Chinese clans did the same to establish the Xia Dynasty. Thus, this research confirms Lake's argument as a potential way toward global governance. Fukuyama believes that the ancient Chinese created states so early owing to the pressures of war. However, Chinese clans built the Xia Dynasty in response to the pressure of floods rather than war, for environmental security rather than military security.