> This article is more than your classic "the CCP is just making moves to solidify it's own power." "And so, in classic CCP fashion, it was time to smash." I

> This article is more than your classic "the CCP is just making moves to solidify it's own power." "And so, in classic CCP fashion, it was time to smash." It's your standard state propaganda. At least he attempts to cover his bases: "China’s leaders famously want to prevent the emergence of alternative centers of power, but is the West so different in this regard?" "For those outside China’s byzantine, opaque nexus of party, government, and big business, it’s very difficult to figure out what’s going on." I guess Noah Smith is in the inside so he knows his stuff? It's your standard "CCP bad because CCP is friends with iran due to BRI" propaganda you find all over traditional and social media. The real question is who is noah smith and why was his article spammed on hn? That would be an interesting article.