1、2025/7/3 14:01Does the United States need a China rethink?|Brookingshttps:/www.brookings.edu/articles/does-the-united-states-need-a-china-rethink/1/15In this roundtable review of“The United States,China,and the Competition forControl(https:/www.brookings.edu/books/the-united-states-china-and-the-com
2、petition-for-control/)”by Melanie Sisson,seven experts examine thequestion of whether the United States and China have irreconcilable visions ofworld order.LING CHENOn China and the world,America has a choiceIn her new book,“The United States,China,and the Competition for Control,”MelanieSisson take
3、s a bold but nuanced stance,calling for a reconsideration of theconventional wisdom among U.S.-based China analysts.They usually make theassumption that China is on its way to overthrowing the postwar order and replacingthe United States as the sole global leader,and that China seeks to do so throug
4、h theexpansion of military power.Sisson calls on American policymakers to reexaminethese views and assumptions.Sisson contends that Chinas historical engagement with the post-World War IIinternational order is best described as“deviance within acceptable levels.”Accordingto her,the Peoples Republic