Yes, the "X is Evil and Evil do what Evil does" kind of reductive and anti-intellectual arguments here are disappointing. I'll offer an alternative, although a

Yes, the "X is Evil and Evil do what Evil does" kind of reductive and anti-intellectual arguments here are disappointing. I'll offer an alternative, although admittedly simplistic lens to understand the actions of the CCP: To pull their population of 1.4 billion people out of poverty. To which political stability is essential.