Thanks for sharing these articles. I cant't help think Xi actually comes strengthened out of this. US model no longer look as attractive. And it gives Chinese leaders more backing for the China model. That's my impression from talking to Chinese friends and colleagues living in West as well. It seems to be assumption in West that Chinese people long for US-style democracy but that is far from my impression. They would generally like more freedoms but not western-style democracy. And see US system as people not caring enough about whole society but too much about individualism.