Such a framing also places much greater pressure on china, which is arguably the greatest beneficiary of the rules-based international order. it is this open framework that has allowed china to ride peacefully in a stable, pros serous asia. and beijing has often spoken out forcibly against country s relations of sovereignty. it is this aspect of chinese hypocrisy that would be worth highlighting and emphasizing. of course, for this strategy to work, the west and the united states in particular, must itself adhere to a rules-based international system. american actions, particularly the iraq war, often probability accusations of western hypocrisy. the biden administration called for war crimes investigations against russia but it is itself not a member of the international criminal court. america rails against china s violation of the law of the seas