‘Extraordinary Leadership’: America’s China Lobby Heaps Praise on Xi Jinping

When a delegation of U.S. executives and other dignitaries met Xi Jinping this week in Beijing, they went to great lengths to praise the Chinese leader.

Readouts of the meeting varied slightly between different Chinese state arms. According to the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs’ English-language summary, the group hailed Xi’s “extraordinary leadership” and made optimistic comments about China’s “new quality productive forces” — a new propaganda slogan that touts economic growth driven by artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors. Meanwhile, CCTV, a television channel under the control of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, said the U.S. delegation referred to Xi’s “outstanding leadership.”