I am not a fan of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Among the many reasons for my antipathy toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime are its ongoing acts of aggression against the Philippines (my birth country) and Chinese state-run media’s deliberate attempt to undermine American sovereignty by verbally attacking our Second Amendment rights. 

China is also most clearly no friend to the United States of America or our allies. So imagine my disbelief upon seeing a recent headline that reads “China Says Plans for Talks With US Military Are in the Works.” Say what?

Diplomacy with China?

That head-scratching headline comes to us from Bloomberg News in an article republished on MSN on or about March 3, 2025. To wit: 

“China said efforts to facilitate talks with the US military are in their early stages, a development that could lead to an easing of tensions spurred by Beijing’s recent ramping up of naval activity … ‘There have been some preliminary plans and arrangements for exchanges in the foreseeable future,’ Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said Thursday at a regular briefing in Beijing. He said more information would be released ‘in due course,’ without elaborating … ‘It is hoped that China-US military-to-military relations get off to a good start and continue to grow........

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