The conventional forms of containment action against the rising hegemonic power, like the arms race and the formation of military alliance, do not appear noticeably in the post-Cold War era.

• 冷战后制衡美国的传统均势行动，如军备竞赛与大国同盟并没有明显出现，这是因为均势的生成机制与表现方式发生变化。