The New Yorker article that Easterly condemns does not "gush" or "fawn" over the Chinese government or economy. It is a piece of reporting, primarily about the current chief economist of the World Bank, Justin Yifu Lin.<p>Lin takes a favorable view of the Chinese economy, of his government's management of that economy, and of its slow movement on issues that Easterly would prefer had been the article's focus. Lin also pushes that government-oversight approach, through his position at the World Bank.<p>However, reporting on a person's support for a strategy is quite different from supporting that strategy. Contrary to what you might conclude from Easterly's "review of the evidence", the article does touch on criticisms of Chinese policies, both economic and domestic. It points out that those policies may not translate well to other countries, for a number of reasons (and it certainly does not "recommend" the approach, as claimed). The article also points out their environmental consequences, and considers predictions that China's suppression of democracy, among other factors such as income imbalances, ultimately will prevent its economy from growing at pace.<p>In short, while it was not as critical of China's human rights position as some past New Yorker articles, it certainly is not the praise piece that Easterly portrays. His position statement reads like he didn't finish reading to the end.