[T]he great journalist Liu Binyan pointed out that loyalty is a double-edged sword.
It is a highly personal thing, and one of the few areas in which humans can truly exercise free choice and autonomy.
We can be forced to comply, but loyalty has to come freely.
And while forced compliance carries constant costs in terms of surveillance and discipline, loyalty’s greatest attraction for a politician is precisely that it is given freely but has such strong bonds.
The problem is that it is very difficult to acquire.
'CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping 'by Kerry Brown
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DSW5EDO