他们对中国官员素质和效率的称赞往往被共产党当成对其政策和合法性的国际认可四处炫耀 — — 即使普通中国人知道实情根本不是这个样子的。
Their praise of Chinese officials’ quality and effectiveness is often held up by the Communist Party as an international endorsement of its policies and legitimacy – even if ordinary Chinese know otherwise.