POWER AND FRICTION: EXPANDING INFLUENCE AND REGIONAL IMPACTS: CHINA’S WAR ON THE RULES-BASED ORDER

Abstract

On November 21, 2025, Dr. Ian Ralby presented China’s War on the Rules-Based Order at the 2025 West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with audience members and CASIS Vancouver executives. The presentation examined the conceptual ambiguity surrounding the rules-based international order, China’s strategic efforts to undermine it, and the application of “unlawfare.”