Commentary
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has long preached about China’s “great rejuvenation” and a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Security personnel keep watch at the second plenary session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, in Beijing on March 8, 2025. Tingshu Wang/Reuters
Stu Cvrk
Author
Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
