China’s the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and the election of Xi Jinping as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee have the West working itself up into a crescendo of Xi-bashing and Sinophobia. But are all their fears real? What does General Secretary Xi actually want? What direction is China now heading?
To answer these momentous questions, it is necessary to debunk some persistent Western myths.
The 24-member Politburo and the 205-member Central Committee of the Communist Party of China see a large proportion of highly educated and experienced individuals, many with doctoral degrees, representing a wide field, including finance, nuclear sciences, aeronautics, precision engineering, ecology, and minority affairs. They can’t be lumped into a catch-all of “Xi’s men” as portrayed in Western media.
No, Beijing is not…
