I was actually thinking the same thing too. It is actually quite rare to see a westerner being so pro China.
My two cents as an ABC who has lived in China and the US (also in SEA), media biases is rampant. No one system is better than another.
I have had discussions with people that privately question whether democracy really a good thing? Should everyone really have a vote, because a lot of people can’t be hold accountable for their vote.
At the same time in China, the bias against the Japanese is also overblown. A lot Chinese executives are using Japan as a case study to learn and adapt. For example both society have a strong Confucius culture, focus on education, high savings, etc. They are in awe at times.
Li Lu in his book summed it up quite well regarding biases (TLDR : Civilization formation paths).
I like China and I like the US, I don’t think it has to be winner and losers and they can both win. Though, a lot of negativity is because the current free trade situation did not result in win-win, but win-lose. Robert Koo explains it, which really challenges a lot of shortcuts (ie. free trade is good), that has given me food for thought on a lot of trained beliefs.
Anyway not trying to start a debate or discuss politics. Just want to share my two cents.