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However, the shift toward domestic production and alternative supply chains indicates a turning tide. U.S. and Australian companies are ramping up efforts, funded by government initiatives to develop local processing facilities. This circumvents China’s hold, and the move by Beijing appears as a push for global isolation—an ironical outcome given their claims of security and sovereignty.
The Harsh Reality: Negotiating with a Deceptive Regime
The core of the analysis emphasizes that negotiations with the Chinese Communist Party are fundamentally different from conventional diplomacy. Beijing operates on mutual dependence, where the point is not win-win cooperation but making others need them so that their power remains unchallenged. Promises are disposable; words are secondary.