"Amazing in China" is a very low bar. I don't know how reliable these can be, but
https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/ has the league as the 28th best in the world, behind, among others, the Swedish, Norwegian, Greek, Danish, Argentine, and Turkish leagues, and the second tiers of all five top European nations, and just ahead of Australia's A-league, English League One, and USA second tier USL (which is really not very good; MLS is 14th).
Plus CSL has a history of match fixing.
Perfect breeding ground for someone like Kia to do some influence peddling and buck-passing.