Wanting their rules to apply in a host country... yeah, that's not a good look.
In contrast, we in the West never expect other countries to do it our way when we visit them... /s
In contrast, we in the West never expect other countries to do it our way when we visit them... /s
I think that almost all cultures would agree that murder and child rape are unacceptable, but "Kafkaesque totalitarianism" and "Shouting-down opponent speakers" is certainly more controversial. [0] The west values democracy and free exchange of ideas, but even in the west failing to uphold those values is not similar to murder.
I am certainly not an expert in Chinese values, but maintaining order and obeying social structure seem to be core values in China. I personally don't think they are worth sacrificing the freedoms the west focuses on, but they are worth trying to keep if you can. Those values would not disallow "Kafkaesque totalitarianism" and "Shouting-down opponent speakers".
[0]: I think wrapping the much less clear cases in between murder and child rape is at worst bad-faith arguing and at best revealing of intense biases.