I think "it makes China look better" would be more accurate. China is a brutal[1] totalitarian regime without the rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of the

I think "it makes China look better" would be more accurate. China is a brutal[1] totalitarian regime without the rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or basic civil rights that people in much of the developed world take for granted. But over the past 12 years, the USA looks increasingly like a brutal[2] authoritarian regime without the rule of law, an informed electorate, or basic civil rights that people in much of the developed world take for granted. That doesn't make China look good. But it makes China look a whole lot more normal as a powerful nation. [1]: torture, secret prisons, indefinite detention without trial, forced abortions, etc [2]: torture, secret prisons, indefinite detention without trial, assassination, lack of basic healthcare, etc