The impression I get is the Chinese feel they are a singular nation: the world's largest, one of its richest, and its fastest-developing (the "sleeping dragon"

The impression I get is the Chinese feel they are a singular nation: the world's largest, one of its richest, and its fastest-developing (the "sleeping dragon" finally awakening). And then they hear the Western world criticising them... Sure, China isn't perfect, but it's getting better, and for a significant fraction of a billion people, good enough.