Milton is the reason why China is headed for world dominance. Milton forgot the old adage that there is more to life than money.
China Has Two Paths to Global Domination
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/22/china-superpower-two-paths-global-domination-cold-war/
That might be arguable if the US (and the West generally) followed Friedman's advice. But the West is a Keynesian world now and has been for some time, and so we cannot lay responsibility for the current state of affairs at Milton's feet.