What's lacking in a lot of people's views about China is objectivity. China is not just an "failing authoritarian shithole" or a tech-utopia filled with megaprojects. It's a bit of both, plus a plethora of descriptors in between. No nation, society, or people can be fully described in a few words or even a few sentences. Too many people in this world have one-sided views on too many things/concepts.