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What Was the Chinese Leader’s Real Goal at the APEC Forum?

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What Was the Chinese Leader’s Real Goal at the APEC Forum?
Police man the entrance to the Moscone Center, where protesters of the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation global trade summit were headed, in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2023. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Four hours of talks between Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco last month delivered very little substance.

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.
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