The Party recently released a revised version of the 2004 CCP Regulations on Safeguarding Party Member Rights 中共中央印发《中国共产党党员权利保障条例》. At the time I commented in the newsletter that: They are long, and I have only scanned them and the comparison chart the CCDI released. They look to be yet another step towards strengthening Xi as the core and effectively limiting intra-Party Democracy.
China's deliverance of, and inclusion of Free Trade Agreements is part of its overall Foreign Policy strategy and very much the soft infrastructure of the BRI. Why be so suspicious about it? They reduce tariffs, open up markets and liberalise protectionism. See: https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2021/01/19/the-belt-and-road-initiatives-soft-power-strategy-global-tax-trade-reform/