> There's something wrong with the West's ethos if we think contributing significantly to the progress of humanity is malicious.

Who does this?

The criticism is aimed at the dictatorship and their politics. Not their open source projects. Both things can exist at once. It doesn't make China better in any way. Same goes for their "radical cures" as you call it. I'm sure Uyghurs in China would not give a damn about AI.