Interesting speculation. Anecdotally, I've heard that in some H1B situations where real estate is purchased, a % of the sale price is given back to the Chinese government.
To be fair they still have "clearly advertised, transparent, standardized pricing" for all their normal services. Only the enterprise pricing is obfuscated.
These are good points but I would disagree specifically that other nations want "a more equal world". My take is that they want to wear the crown next, not share it.