Joe Tsai is a true believer in how the Chinese government, meaning the Communist Party, has brought the People’s Republic into the 21st century. He does not mouth praise for China’s accomplishments because he wants to protect his investment in Alibaba. He believes in those accomplishments and he has, over the years, said so. It’s no secret, no mystery.
He sees moving 800 million people out of poverty in a generation as something worthy of praise, a human rights success in itself. He says — and US intelligence agrees — that the great majority of the Chinese populace believe in the party’s accomplishments as well.