China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled its new leadership line-up on Wednesday when President Xi Jinping revealed his Politburo Standing Committee. The highest decision-making body that will lead the country in the next five years, is headed by Xi, who is also party and military chief. Li Keqiang, China’s premier, was the only one to retain his post in the seven-man line-up of China’s new top decision-makers. It is wishful thinking on the part of Western observers to believe that Chinese leaders are only paying lip service to its socialist goals and actually should be seen as capitalist roaders in disguise, writes Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard, a professor at the Asia Research Centre.