They called him a madman

This is their fanfic only, I've pointed out to them multiple times and anyone can check for themselves, the western socialist/ML sphere latched onto Xi's image as a personification of "anti-westernism" and anti-imperialism when he could barely be called one and is definitely no anti-American. Now they push this fanfic as their explanation and I beg people please look further away than just one source e.g look at what Xi himself has said from the very start.

From literaly day 1 of his term he has maintained his support for the Dengist line of non-interventionism and "win-win" relationships aka trade with anyone and everyone including mutual enemies from both sides etc.(Xinhua, November 30, 2014)

China must keep abreast with the global development if it is to achieve its development, Xi said. "It is important to have a global perspective and deep understanding of the underlying trend of the times, make sound, accurate and thorough assessment of the changing international environment and dissect complex phemomena to uncover the essence and, in particular, gain a deep appreciation of the long-term trend."

"We should be fully mindful of the complexity of the evolving international architecture, and we should also recognize that the growing trend toward a multi-polar world will not change," Xi said.

"We should be fully aware that the global economic adjustment will not be smooth sailing; but we also need to recognize that economic globalization will not stop," he said.

"We should be fully alert to the grave nature of international tensions and struggle; but we also need to recognize that peace and development, the underlying trend of our times, will remain unchanged. We should be keenly aware of the protracted nature of contest over the international order; on the other hand, we need to recognize that the direction of reform of the international system will remain unchanged," said the Chinese leader.

You could almost make a Biden "nothing will fundamentaly change" meme here regarding Xi's views on Foreign policy in his early years. Everything today is a continuation of that. Likewise Xi has throughout these past 10 years repeatedly written and delivered speeches praising globalization and re-affirming the end of the cold war as a lesson that China learned from.

Now this may be surprising for some of us "late" comers to socialism who coincided with exactly this peak 2020's Chinese economic optimism but its a horrible mistake to substitute this optimism for a foundation of theory.

Xi has not been "fighting" liberals. His ascension was marked by fighting corruption, not ideological differences, we can't mistake the two. It is absolutely possible to be both honest and proactive towards Chinese people and "common prosperity" as he calls it while absolutely having the deepest commitment to Capitalism and the current order, reinforcing globalization as TINA and BRICS as not a Soviet style cold war bloc.

People try to find excuses to exempt this caricature image of Xi as sole warrior and defender and they just look away and ignore pretty much the entire pre-2020 era of his own liberal and pro-western brainworms. This will continue to lead to disappointment as Xi keeps "losing the battle" against the few bad apples in the party. Absolutely copium fanfic imo.

Xi has done well as he promised to deliver the "rising China" era. He and the CPC never promised to be anti-imperialists or fight the US, on the contrary.

liberal brain rot and opportunism.

You might even say the party is falling to revisionism.