Xi Wants Officials to Get ‘Two Faced’ in Spreading the CCP’s Agenda to the World: Experts

Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Yang (L), President Xi Jinping (C) and Premier Li Keqiang applaud after the result of the vote on changes to Hong Kong's election system was announced during the closing session of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2021. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

As Beijing gears up for a major charm offensive to endear the West, expect no genuine change from the Chinese Communist Party—only “more cunning,” analysts warn.

In late May, Chinese leader Xi Jinping convened a “study session,” telling top communist officials to make it a priority to create a “trustworthy, lovable, and respectable Chinese image.”