It boggles my mind that so many Western thinkers are so willing to grant Beijing so much deference. After all, Xi Jinping’s regime demonstrably lies, steals, and undermines everything that we, and many Chinese across that vast nation, hold dear.

Fortunately, a recent Oxford University debate encapsulated the pro-Communist China tropes that Beijing’s Western sympathizers often adopt to defend our taking an easier line against the regime. Here are the three most important tropes that stood out to me.

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