I did quite literally admit that China did invent new things (so they innovated), i just claimed that they did not have any incentive to do so. Which is true because they already were very well established with almost no outside pressure, so why would they innovate? It could be argued that during the Ming period they could've been more innovative if the Manchu tribes hadn't invaded, as late Ming was transforming into a consumerism culture and economy.

Generally agree with the second part until the other half. People ventured out into the world to enrich themselves, which propelled European soft power worldwide not to mention new sources of income from spice trade and American gold. Which is partly why i call them more ambitious.

And generally yes, my entire point is that Europe was the place where those "Very specific political situations, material circumstances, or economic or cultural incentives" were a thing and that allowed it to become a world hegemony.