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Is Chinese Diplomacy Ever Sincere?

Is Chinese Diplomacy Ever Sincere?
A China Shipping cargo container sits stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on April 10, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached a framework agreement for U.S.–China trade relations at a meeting in Busan, South Korea, in late October. This “one-year trade deal” amounts to a temporary truce that suspends several retaliatory measures by the two nations while committing both sides to ongoing talks.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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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.