China
Sure, China isn’t perfect. The UK isn’t perfect, either, nor is the US. But in all these places, life goes on for most of us. You can talk to me about all the things that are wrong with China if you like, and maybe you’re right (and maybe not) – but will you listen if I talk to you about some of the (pretty terrible) things that are wrong with the UK, or the US? And on that subject, I know what I’m talking about.
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...and one might say much the same thing about a few other countries that get a bad press in the US and UK – and conversely one might have a few words about (the governments of) some other countries that don’t get much bad press here but probably deserve it, like (just by way of example) Saudi Arabia or Israel.
For a related issue, see A Global Language?