Summit Doublespeak Masks China’s Consistent Drive for Domination

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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During their early summit meeting in Beijing on May 14, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping introduced to U.S. President Donald Trump a new Chinese diplomatic euphemism, or doublespeak phrase, that appears reassuring but, in reality, masks the CCP’s long-standing ambition to dominate the United States and suppress freedom.