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The Reality of Negotiating with China: A Perspective on Power, Deceit, and Strategy

China: The Persistent "Tenant" Who Never Pays

In a blunt analogy, the speaker compares China to that one tenant who hasn't paid rent in years yet continues to show up every month with excuses—"the wire is coming," "the bank messed up," and so on. Despite ongoing negotiations, promises, and handovers of checks that always seem to "clear next week," China remains an intractable borrower of patience, forever stalling and negotiating in a manner akin to a professional defaulter disguised in a tailor suit.