.only the trusted middle classes and party members.
Where on Earth did you get that rubbish from. I happen to know a lot of Chinese who have toured overseas and not one of them is a Party member. There are also about 50,000 Chinese studying at Western Universities so there is no shortage of experience of the West.
The fantastic growth in China in recent years has happened because of the lack of political choice so people can get on with improving their life instead of wasting all their energy whinging about politics.