Obviously this means Xi is doing a good thing by ensuring revisionists, opportunists, and dogmatists maintain the unity of the party and country through rigorous political education and anti-factionalism.
Translation: Xi's high standards are making it harder for our moronic operatives to infiltrate and influence Chinese politics
china wont let us meddle in their domestic policy, in this tweet thread, i will explain how this is imperialism 1/73
But operatives were the most knowledgeable ones, according to spycop episode :sickomogus:
Okay, so I read the entire article, and like most of these China articles nowadays, I literally don't get the point. It's like they just say a thing in a particular tone and expect you to agree that it's bad.
Like...the CCP just wants the best members in its party so that it is able to fulfill its missions. Isn't that literally what all organizations do??? Isn't the most severe criticism of other government agencies all over the world that they aren't that discerning and selective and end up being inefficient/parasitic? Like...the CCP doesn't want to just become a place for the rich to network or a status symbol (as it was increasingly becoming, and like basically all elite Western institutions are). What the fuck is so wrong about that?
Safe bet to always assume liberalism as your starting point. So without reading the article I'd guess the point is that you should be free to just join whatever political party/organization you want and you should be free to
sabotagepolitely voice your disagreements and totally not try to sow discord and discontent because free speech means I should be able toinfiltratejoin andopenly opposedebate and dispute the ideology of whatever group/organization I want without consequence because of course I'm always right.This is what you get when you can't conceive of any social organization besides liberal democracy so a party with strict rules and requirements for membership along with high standards for higher ranking officials is the complete opposite of all of that.
It would be impossible for a senile racist sex offender to rise to the leadership of the CPC and what's the point of having a political party if that can't happen?!
The actual responsibilities of party members that are detailed seem like a combination of volunteer work and political education. Sounds to me like Xi is consolidating power again.
like most of these China articles nowadays
they just say a thing in a particular tone and expect you to agree that it’s bad.
white media in general
I think the point is to portray Xi as an "authoritarian" who is consolidating power, and creating a personality cult around himself. US popular ideology doesn't really allow us to go war (literally or more abstractly) against a government that is democratically elected. We have to paint our enemies as "hand-picked authoritarian firebrands" or whatever. Because then we can pretend to draw a contrast between our big beautiful democracy and freedoms against them.
They aren't being polite and giving US spooks high ranks in government
E: in the same vein, latin american media is already shitting on Castillo for choosing someone of his own party as a prime minister 🤷
I love how all of these WaPo/NYT/CNN titles are a same:
China has [done a good thing], but [some total bullshit why it’s bad]
China is greening the desert. This spells doom for endangered desert species. Here's how:
China is making caviar cheaper, which threatens to nix its status as a luxury good
Most Chinese support the taking on of their tech companies.
The giant tech companies in China are causing the same problem Amazon is in the West. Retail stores are shuttering, wages are going down, and workers are expected to work much harder than in other industries.
am i mistuned for being disappointed in westerners completel lack of ability to see through this shit?
If anything, this article paints a much more generous picture of China than what westerners are taught to think about it.
The article was going pretty were there for a minute then dropped this breadcrumb...
Each day she spent half an hour on the Xuexiqiangguo app, which teaches Xi's ideology and translates literally to "study the powerful nation" or -- as a word play -- "study Xi to empower the nation," a sign of Xi's growing personality cult.
Went back to being positive after that.
HAH!
Although being admitted to the party has always involved a rigorous selection process, there are now even more demands. The hope is raising the barrier will keep people who aren't serious out.
Serious? Or do you mean CIArious?
Enough to turn the great firewall of China into the the great dam of China thats holding back a flood that would drown the west
If Xi was lax about it they would write an article about how corrupt the CCP is for letting anyone into the party. No matter what happens they will always make China bad.
"China will collapse aaaaaany second now" - Western news articles going back to the '80s.
