You're far too concerned about what people say. China still has a lot of work to do and a lot of things to accomplish. The country's leadership cannot waste time on various grievances. Since Trump launched his trade war against China in 2016-2018, China has done remarkably little to retaliate and look where they are now. United States has spent nearly a full decade justifying its sanctions, strengthening international compliance, trying to find new ways to screw over China... all just to create an AI bubble and bankrupted farmers. Meanwhile, the Chinese economy has only grown, popped a cancerous real-estate bubble, built enduring a near complete tech-stack at home, took undisputed leadership in EVs, renewable energy, and drones.
Similarly, the European Union spends much time saying the right things and how "evil" everyone is, the virtues of European culture, and their humanitarian credentials. Meanwhile their living standards and global competitiveness has stagnated or fallen.
To quote one of my favorite characters in Game of Thrones;
A Lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.