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As China solidified its domestic power, it began to project itself more assertively on the global stage. Initially, Deng Xiaoping's policy encouraged international cooperation, which many in the West assumed would continue. However, current behaviors suggest a stark departure from this cooperative approach. For China, the idea of a universal "rules-based order" has begun to lose its appeal, as it now seeks to redefine global structures according to its own civilizational parameters.