The balance of power in China is at a critical point. The party still has tacit control, but private wealthy interests are gaining power and international prestige.

The People's Congress of approximately 6000 individuals now contains a few hundred wealthy business men who are NOT party members. Of course they do have family and close contacts in the party; all successful businessmen in China do.

The party observes that both U.S. political parties are controlled by the wealthy and corporate elites. Remember that historically China's "communist" party was Marxist; they understand the concentration of capital's impact on democracy. The party does not want to lose power to China's new corporate elite and they understand that this is slowly occurring.

In the past few months they have quietly given 'special status' to these non-party corporate elites: 新兴社会阶层 they call it: an emerging new social class.

Essentially they have MADE THEM 'special' party members and made clear that this new party membership supersedes their corporate role. This is an attempt to infiltrate the corporate ranks before corporate wealth completely corrupts the party.

The party is attempting to eat the fruit from the poison tree of Capitalism without sacrificing central party control.

Xi Jinping still has the power to imprison Jack Ma. And Jack Ma cannot now rule China.

Trump could never put Bill Gates behind bars. Bill Gates could be president any time he chooses.