Revisionism appropriately defines US, not China

Why should China, not the United States, be a revisionist country? On Saturday, the US Department of Defense released an "Indo-Pacific strategy report". Obviously, it's not a gift for Children's Day (which is observed on June 1 in China) but a declaration of the US' policy toward the world's most populous and fastest-growing region in the wake of its acting secretary of defense's keynote address at the 18th Asia Security Summit (or Shangri-La Dialogue).

Unfortunately, the report once again defines China as a revisionist country, condemning it for trying to "break the rule-based order" to seek regional hegemony. But what is a revisionist country and why is the US, not China, a revisionist country?

According to classical Western international relations theories, whether a nation is revisionist or status quo power mainly depends on four indicators: a substantial increase in military expenditure; use of (or intention to use) military force to solve disputes; ignoring or violating generally recognized global norms of international relations; and reluctance to participate in or defy important, established international organizations.