China's interests and ambitions
China's views of international order
Support for institutions that grant China influence
Appreciation for rules-based, multilateral mechanisms
Contestation of western values and U.S. military power
Criticism of U.S. exceptionalism
Criticism of military interventionism
China's behavior toward the order
China and international institutions
China and international norms
China's compliance with the order's rule sets
China's role in shared security issues
China's behavior toward the postwar international order
The future of China's interaction with the international order
Geostrategic trends and changes to international order
Growing Chinese dependence on international order
How China seeks to reform the international order
Which parts of the order is China likely to challenge?
Three trajectories for China and the international order
A spectrum of futures
Implications for U.S. policy
Preparing for a range of possible futures
Conclusions and recommendations
Toward a stable competition in the context of a shared order
Putting China's approach to the postwar order into perspective
U.S. strategy toward China and a shared order.