I don't see the bullshit framing you are complaining about. The article summary clearly says:

It's noteworthy because usually when oil and gas drops, it drives up oil and gas demand which in turn squeezes out renewables which would also suffer. That's not happening this time. That is significant because it gives renewables a chance to grab significant markets share for energy from oil and gas. This is a good thing if you are at all concerned about climate change. Maybe you aren't so you want to be argumentative.

No, the problem is bullshit arguments that someone's giving other countries a pass providing yet another excuse for inaction. China's a sovereign nation last I checked and Americans have little influence over there. Americans can do something about their own policies. I'm reminded of my kids arguing about cleaning their shared bedroom. Neither one wants to lift a finger for fear he might do slightly more than his brother. The end result is they both live in filth. This argument about what other countries are or are not doing shows the same level of maturity. By the way, China's emissions have peaked, and they are expected to get lowered. What's is going to take for America to feel like they've done enough so they can get with it? Does China need to bring their emissions below America's? You do realize they would have to cut it in half. That would conveniently give us another decade before we get off our ass.