To be sure, China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy since 2009 could indicate that, despite the universal advantages that a Sino-American leadership condominium would bring, its leaders will remain unwilling to commit to enforcing the existing global order. But the growing sense that this new assertiveness has backfired, increasing anxiety among China’s neighbors and compelling the US to ramp up its strategic involvement in Asia, means that China could probably be convinced to reset its relationship with the US.