It's interesting how biased you are, that you see the inherent good in the US and view China as totally evil. The Chinese version of you would probably see it the opposite way, and you'd call him brainwashed and deluded...

I remember reading a cynical blog post about how what occupies governments are how to have the most influence in the world. USA used to be good at that, but well, we know where that's gone. As for "Western democtratic values", one could cynically view that as trying to install a free market so American companies can exploit resources and the population. Just look up where the term "banana republic" came from.