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US Tariffs Threaten China’s Globalist Goals

Beijing’s strategic initiatives face severe headwinds caused by the Trump administration’s countermeasures.
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US Tariffs Threaten China’s Globalist Goals
Cranes and container ships at the Yantian International Container Terminal in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on April 12, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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For the past quarter century or more, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been building the case for, and laying the framework of, a Beijing-led new world order.

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.