Somewhat agree, but I would argue that this is a one sided counter-narrative, in reaction to another one-sided narrative. Most of the complexity is figuring out which parts of each are true, and what happens when you add them together. To pick a specific example:

>The “U.S.-China decoupling” that has been the focus of public discussion in recent years would be better understood as an effort on the part of the U.S. to expel China from the “world imperial system.”

The US would love nothing more than to have China as part of the "world imperial system". China and the US simply can not come to agreeable terms on the relative power balance. Conversely, China would love nothing more than to lead the globally dominant imperial system, but at least for now, this is not a realistic possibility. Both nations behave rationally and predictably within the a real politick framework, as most counties do. They try to exert as much power as they possibly can for their own benefit, and their sucess or failure is largely determined by a combination of real world conditions, their capability to execute, and chance.