It's kind of like (and this is a terrible metaphor/analogy, so sorry) why some companies have a higher market cap but lower revenue and profit. Trajectory matt

It's kind of like (and this is a terrible metaphor/analogy, so sorry) why some companies have a higher market cap but lower revenue and profit. Trajectory matters. I don't know why you get downvoted for asking that, it's an eminently reasonable question to ask. Also most Chinese I've talked to don't look down on Western governments or structure of government, they just don't have any particular motivation for thinking it's better for them. I can't say what the average person in mainland actually thinks, of course.