YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: F(G(x,A(),B())) -> x G(F(H(C(),D())),x,y) -> H(K1(x),K2(y)) K1(A()) -> C() K2(B()) -> D() Let C be the following subset of R: F(G(x,A(),B())) -> x G(F(H(C(),D())),x,y) -> H(K1(x),K2(y)) K1(A()) -> C() K2(B()) -> D() The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # Parallel rule labeling (Zankl et al. 2015). Consider the left-linear TRS R: F(G(x,A(),B())) -> x G(F(H(C(),D())),x,y) -> H(K1(x),K2(y)) K1(A()) -> C() K2(B()) -> D() All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(F(G(x,A(),B())) -> x) = 2 phi(G(F(H(C(),D())),x,y) -> H(K1(x),K2(y))) = 2 phi(K1(A()) -> C()) = 1 phi(K2(B()) -> D()) = 1 psi(F(G(x,A(),B())) -> x) = 2 psi(G(F(H(C(),D())),x,y) -> H(K1(x),K2(y))) = 2 psi(K1(A()) -> C()) = 1 psi(K2(B()) -> D()) = 1