i think one way of putting it is most of the world is increasingly overlooking what is, um, disagreeable about the Chinese social and political model, because it is delivering on a technological future, and, for now, outsiders can enjoy Chinese tech without too much of the ugly political control. 1/

that may not be sustainable, and there are iconic exceptions like when China goes publicly medieval on foreign firms or nations over some symbolic claim about Taiwan. 2/

but for the most part, for now, non-Chinese can experience China as a Westphalian power whose internal political economy is its own business, technologically delivering on a hopeful future. 3/

elites in countries that mean to compete on eg automobiles, batteries, etc have less rosy view of China, but most people and most countries are and will always be on the sidelines of those questions. /fin