Too many US researchers are looking at China through an American lens, professor warns

The US needs a more nuanced understanding of China to avoid policy missteps that hamper efforts to build trust between the two countries, a leading international relations professor has warned.
Many scholars tended to interpret China primarily through an American lens, using frameworks designed to make sense of US politics and society, Diao Daming, from Renmin University, told a seminar last week.
“Some view China simply as another superpower, assuming it follows the same logic as the US and can…