Then you aren't reading the right "China-watchers". Some names from a quick review of my Twitter feed to check out if you're actually interested: Kevin Tellier, Peter Hessler, Xifan Yang, Michael Pettis, Manya Koetse, Sabina Knight, Amy Qin, Keith Bradsher, Yuen Yuen Ang, Chaoyang Trap (podcast), Matthew Casey, Jonathan Cheng, Yiling Liu, US-China Perception Monitor, Paper Republic, China Media Project.
There are tons more that I'm leaving out because I don't feel like searching for them. Enjoy. Or just continue to dismiss all Western journalism because you'd rather do that than look for quality.