Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
In a bureaucracy, it doesn’t matter if you’re a University of Chicago graduate or a University of Podunk graduate. In general, bureaucratic jobs don’t require a high level of intelligence. In this case, what matters is whether the budget director will use taxpayer funds ethically, wisely, etc.
This is Crook County. The definition of “ethically” is not the same in Crook County as it is in your dictionary.