Seeing Xi Jinping before he came to power—wearing an image of meekness and harmlessness—inevitably brings to mind several expressions:
a dagger hidden behind a smile,
a two-faced schemer,
a traitor masquerading as a loyal servant,
a beast in human clothing,
false benevolence and manufactured righteousness,
a sanctimonious façade,
bringing ruin to the country and suffering to the people,
corrupt and sycophantic figures dominating the system,
a wolf in sheep's clothing.
