double-dealer

Everyone is a corrupt double-dealer, and Seal blithely swims among these sharks, barely acknowledging the real perils of his situation.

“The key is how China will treat him. He is a double-dealer and he tries to boost the economy” by using “Taiwan as a tool to bargain with China,” said Ma, 82.

The other ace double-dealer this week is Hakeem.

Though crucial to regional stability and U.S. security interests, Pakistan is often seen as a double-dealer, accused by top U.S. officials of sheltering terrorists and abetting U.S. enemies, such as the Afghan Taliban.

“This situation is making it a radical ‘double-dealer’ among all the nations which have relationships with China.”