The rules-based order is fundamentally defined not by US dictation but by international agreements and treaties that signatories voluntarily join, allowing for adjustment and incorporation of best practices from new members.
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“if you just join the party we'll welcome you in, you will make money...if you do come up with a better one, we'll probably adjust our own system to incorporate your best practices...It's what we as human beings on this planet agree to do the treaties that we agree to sign on to”
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Sarah C.M. Paine: What Is China's Grand Strategy?— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:21:25 AM
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