Perhaps. Although can't you superimpose almost any narrative onto any story? Listen, I definitely understand that Mr. Cixin is likely hinting at certain thing

Perhaps. Although can't you superimpose almost any narrative onto any story? Listen, I definitely understand that Mr. Cixin is likely hinting at certain things symbolically in his stories. Clearly, the CCP requires no less of highly visible people in Chinese society. But I don't personally believe that there's some grand, singular purpose behind TBP that is hiding in plain view. Mr. Cixin, like the rest of us, is a multi-faceted human being that happens to be from a certain country.