It would be great if the US (and Chinese) governments didn’t act in this way (I’m sure the EU would act in the same way if they had tech companies) but it seems to be their nature.
No, the problem is that the US has specific laws that allows the government to require companies to secretly violate privacy, and punish them if they refuse, or even for just disclosing that the request was made.
The administrations of china and the USA are different of course, but not so different. The big difference is in the institutions and norms.
Transferring the private data of EU citizens to China or Russia would also be a major crime.
> The big difference is in the institutions and norms.
In theory yes; however the US has a strong norm of following the letter of the law, so what the letter of the US law says is important.
There will be no consequences whatsoever to anyone involved. The laws are for you to obey and for them to prosecute you, not the other way around.