Maybe Fenghe is waiting for instructions on what to say? A misstep by any bureaucrat in the CCP can be fatal. Maybe I am being too optimistic.
Yes. Without explicit instruction they won’t stick their neck out.
Last November or so a reporter asked a Chicom spokesman about the protests and he just stared into space for like 30 seconds.
Look at this.
He had no idea what to say and was scared to death of saying the wrong thing.
That’s true.
I think you are absolutely correct. Xi Jinping and his quest for total control in China has created a tense atmosphere and strong tension among the party leadership and its factions. No one dares to put a foot wrong, especially in their HIGHEST priority topic - relations with the USA.