- Xi Jinping believes in the decline of the American-led world order and aims to twist it into a more transactional system of deals between great powers.
- China's foreign policy is systematic and ideological, seeking to reshape the post-1945 world order.
- China backs ruling elites, however inept or cruel, and its approach may eventually outrage ordinary people around the world.
- China brokered a detente between two bitter rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia; it has clout and an incentive to forestall war in the Gulf.
- China's message that real democracy entails economic development, but does not depend on political liberty, greatly appeals to the elites of non-democratic countries.
The world according to Xi
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