> China is an "authoritarian regime" that breaks down monopolies and imprisons corrupt billionaires

Yes, Jack Ma had the audacity to criticize his government. That is why he and his company are being targeted, and not larger monopolies like Tencent. Anti-corruption drives in China are just thinly disguised political purges.

There are plenty of flaws and problems with modern democracies, but they still serve the people’s interests better than authoritarian dictatorships.

China ran the worst brutal crackdown against working class protesters (and students trying to help) in the recent years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasic_incident

It seems to me you are the one using buzz words