Re: "According to a reliable source . . ."
This is how the Western World works, Ed.
So long as you hold a piece of paper that identifies you as a Chinese national in the service of your country, the 'truth' of the matter becomes moot. The papers have become your facts, regardless of the reading on the Bogosity Meter. Anything less would be considered bigoted, an infringement of human rights, and downright impolite.
We have to believe his 'official' documents. After all, they have that hard-to-mimic, multicolored government stamp of approval (and counterfeiting only happens with money).
Dan