China's One-Sided Theory of Peace - The National Interest
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China's "theory of peace" may be less about harmony and more about hegemony — a classic case of how rising powers reframe international norms to serve their own dominance.
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Theory Briefing
- Xi Jinping warned Trump in Beijing that China's vision of peace comes with conditions — revealing a self-serving definition of stability.
- China's one-sided peace theory mirrors Power Transition Theory: rising powers rewrite rules to suit their ascent, not the existing order.
- The U.S.-China summit exposed how competing frameworks of world order can make diplomacy a clash of theories before it becomes a clash of arms.