Probably to underscore that its internal / leaked US intelligence information they circulate amongst themselves, not the typical external widely circulated disinformation.

Unironically yes; when you get to that level of power in America (if you're the sort who WOULD get to that level of power), neither you nor the people you rub elbows with have any recognizable morals; it will genuinely baffle you to meet people who legitimately have morals; not feel guilty mind you, just genuinely confused. These are people who see oppressed populations and oppressor allies and see a puzzle.

And unlike with Trump and other USian elites, his wife isn't a botox'd trophy wife 25 years younger than him

can you imagine what it's like to be one of those hardcore China skeptics as far back as a decade and literally every day you have to watch China win harder.

the reason for china's success is socialism. if you have the time to spare, i'd highly recommend reading socialist theory:

engels' "the principles of communism" is, imho, one of the best introductory texts, alongside the manifesto. marx’s "wage-labour and capital" and "value, price and profit" are very important for providing a theoretical understanding and are usually recommended to be read together. i'd also strongly recommend lenin's "state and revolution" and especially "imperialism", as well as luxemburg's "reform or revolution."

mao is also great for beginners, with an absolutely fantastic writing style, very concise and effective, as well as just enjoyable to read. i'd strongly encourage reading "on practice and on contradiction" (technically two works, but almost always merged into one), as well as the essays "oppose book worship" and "combat liberalism," with those two just helping one become a better person, imho.

for further reading, u/cowbee's reading list is a great english-language resource.

you might like reading https://redsails.org/china-has-billionaires/

not to rain on anyone's parade but the guy is married, I'm also pretty sure he has kids, he's basically being a completely regular dude and US state officials are baffled

At the risk of exaggeration to the point of outright lie, there's an implication in this cable that Xi is a Buddhist wizard.