Expect more of this kind of self-congratulatory, self-serving bravado to appear in the US media, as the economy bounces back strongly after a series of strong doses of debts - $5 trillion and counting.
With over a year's hindsight, he is still unwilling to concede China's unqualified success in controlling the pandemic, as the first country facing the unknown challenge. To give him credit, the author at least did not push the theory of virus leaking from the Wuhan lab.
After the catastrophic failure to deal with the pandemic with loss of nearly 600,000 deaths, 10% of the population afflicted with COVID19 and counting, the author is ready to move on with the unabashed optimism.
Feeling good about yourself is not enough, you need to take a dig at your opponent with real or imaginary insult. More often than not, it's a projection and pettiness of oneself.