state, deep state, ghosting China is ghosting the United States 中國卻對美國上演「突然消失」（ghosting）戲碼

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants to reschedule his date with China. Beijing is giving him the cold shoulder. The Biden administration ...


駐美大使空缺逾三月 中國傳對美「搞失蹤」

美媒引述消息透露，美方一直積極安排與中國恢復對話，但中國卻對美國上演「突然消失」（ghosting）戲碼。同時中國駐美大使已空缺達3個月，專家認為這是北京在故弄玄虛，「就是要讓美方知道北京很不悅」。

deep state

noun

1. a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy.

   "the deep state and its policy of allowing extremist ideologies to flourish may be the actual issues of concern"

ghosting

noun

1. 1.

   the appearance of a ghost or secondary image on a television or other display screen.

   "the display is sharper and less prone to ghosting"
2. 2.

   the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.

   "I thought ghosting was a horrible dating habit reserved for casual flings"