détente
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Carney has also traveled China, where he negotiated a trade detente with Beijing.
Iran has striven since 2023 to uphold the China-brokered detente with the Gulf Arab states, and it is notable that none of those states favor an attack on Iran—they are acutely aware of the potential for extended regional turbulence that undermines their own security.
From Barron's
Iran has striven since 2023 to uphold the China-brokered detente with the Gulf Arab states, and it is notable that none of those states favor an attack on Iran—they are acutely aware of the potential for extended regional turbulence that undermines their own security.
From Barron's
This year, Carney has also traveled to China, where he negotiated a trade detente with America’s biggest rival.
Beijing is considering ways to strike back against any tariffs reimposed under new legal authority—a situation that could bring an abrupt end to a fragile China-U.S. detente.
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