Gregory's Server@yogthos exactly. Party *members*, not The Party. You’re right about me not knowing much about China, and yet you’re missing my point entirely. The original article is clearly written with someone like me in mind but the writing is so bad, it destroys any credibility of the information presented, despite me being open to the idea of the West learning from China on many subjects.
@temochka the party consists of the party members. And top members of the party regularly go to the poorest places in the country, meet with the people, and engage with their problems. There's a reason party approval is incredibly high.
And fair enough, the language is ham-fisted by western standards. The west has always had more refined propaganda. I guess that's an area China can do some catching up in. :)