Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a high-level meeting late last month to discuss future plans regarding China’s economic and social development. Officials may be feeling pessimistic as the regime faces unprecedented challenges at home and abroad. However, the state-run media attempts to conceal the crises by focusing on Party leader Xi Jinping’s competence and authority. Beijing’s mouthpiece Xinhua surmised that Xi’s core leadership in 2020 “has united the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to tackle the risks and challenges rarely seen in history and has led them to a decisive victory.” In fact, the regime has done a terrible job in 2020. And to cover up the embarrassment, Xinhua was most likely ordered by top-level officials to emphasize the severity of the situation that the CCP faces both at home and abroad and to highlight Xi’s role in overcoming the obstacles. Xinhua described 2020 as a very …