I think you can get away with saying that for most of recorded history, China has been the centre of human civilisation, technically, politically and culturally

I think you can get away with saying that for most of recorded history, China has been the centre of human civilisation, technically, politically and culturally, and we may return to that state. I don't think you can get away with claiming that the extraordinary transformation of China since 1982 demonstrates Chinese government policies better promote economic development than the policies of western governments - I think it can only be used to argue that they are better than the Chinese government policies prior to 1982. I don't think it's sensible to make claims about what is making China rich, without examining what made it poor.