Officials’ preoccupation with commanding respect and not losing face leads them to focus almost exclusively on China’s achievements. This is a strategy that risks backfiring, because it misunderstands the dynamics of international politics.
中共领导人认为难以提及中国的问题，更不必说强调这些问题。各级官员一心想要的就是得到尊重和不丢面子，导致他们几乎只关注中国的成就。这是一个有可能逆火的战略，因为这错误地理解了国际政治的浩荡局势。