I really don't see what makes it inherently nationalist propaganda as opposed to just being anti-colonialist in general. What about the book makes you feel that

I really don't see what makes it inherently nationalist propaganda as opposed to just being anti-colonialist in general. What about the book makes you feel that it is trying to specifically proselytize a pro-CCP view of China's relationship to the world as opposed to an indictment of colonization as a whole?