irritating chinese chauvinism/nationalism

These days, every so often 中华民族的利益高于一切 is used as a blanket statement to put an end to all sorts of discussion topics in chinese forums, to silence all voices of dissent, be it international politics, or rising oil prices, or the long list of chinese internal issues. Some pple do not seem to understand that a blanket is often nothing more than a blank statement. Who is in the position to decide what is blablablah's 利益? Some would go on to say, power speaks, 靠实力说话, i.e. one who holds the actual power to decide on things, decide on what should be considered 'right' things. With this understanding in mind, it is regretable that the world is obliged to keep a watchful eye on all great powers, since it is considered a given that those with the power are obliged to impose theirs on those without it.