“the Party, China under the influence”, the hidden face of the system

When we talk about China, its glories and its misdeeds, its successes and its crimes, we attribute them to its government, its leaders. But in reality, behind these official names, a single center of power holds all the controls: the Chinese Communist Party. A formidable and secret organization, whose operation the world has trouble understanding, and which manages the country like a mafia group. The remarkable documentary by François Bougon and Walid Berrissoul reveals the history and functioning of this archaic Behemoth which holds in its clutches the second largest economy in the world and 1.4 billion humans, and which today dreams of being master of the world. Key witnesses describe the hidden side of the system. Miles Yu, who was the senior adviser on China to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State under the Trump presidency, helped dissipate the positive halo behind which the Beijing regime hid its true nature. It was under his leadership that American diplomacy adopted an official terminology clearly distinguishing “the Chinese” from the ruling caste. “No Chinese can disobey the Party […[…