I was not so much aiming at the racism point, there I would - if the paper correctly characterizes China - side with the author and say that the West is on a mu

I was not so much aiming at the racism point, there I would - if the paper correctly characterizes China - side with the author and say that the West is on a much better path to deal with the issue. But you still have American exceptionalism, the desire to spread western values like democracy, individual freedom and capitalism, being the world police, interference with other countries and so. I mean it is somewhat understandable, if you believe in something, then you have to almost by definition assume that it is true and better than the alternatives. On the other hand you can also be more restrained r modest, you can believe in something but still avoid trying to force it onto everyone else.