Evan Osnos, who wrote the piece, lived in China for many years, speaks fluent Chinese, and wrote a great book ("Age of Ambition") about the country. Maybe his

Evan Osnos, who wrote the piece, lived in China for many years, speaks fluent Chinese, and wrote a great book ("Age of Ambition") about the country. Maybe his narrative is in line with others, but I don't think that he's just writing fluff pieces.