This is on the money. All the overreaches of the US government can be viewed as what happens when the world's hegemon actually is constrained by people, and has limits to its authority. Its what a country with its power and influence does, when its restrained.
Imagine the overreaches of a hegemon without those restraints. If the CCP were to replace the US/western alliances, as the dominant power - the catastrophe would be unimaginable.
Imagine the overreaches of a hegemon without those restraints. If the CCP were to replace the US/western alliances, as the dominant power - the catastrophe would be unimaginable.