it comes across as incredibly naïve

[GoodTaste]

Does "it comes across as incredibly naïve" mean "it is understood as incredibly naïve"?

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“To me, as somebody who has spent a lot of time in China, it comes across as incredibly naïve—and if not naïve, then willfully blind to some of the approaches being taken,” Phelan says. Singapore and Hong Kong may be better examples to follow, Konyndyk says: “There has been a similar degree of rigor and discipline but applied in a much less draconian manner.”

Source: From Science
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...ther-countries

 

[GoesStation]

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

it comes across as = it gives the impression that = it appears = it seems

 

[GoesStation]

This isn't a reply to your question. It's worth mentioning though that, while naïve is a good way to spell the word (as the diaeresis indicates that the "ai" combination is not a diphthong), you'll see it spelled naive much more often.