China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives

One hundred percent. Something similar is happening in India and has been the case in Russia for some time. There is a sense of possession of everyone of the ethnicity running through the authoritarian streak in these cultures that justifies almost any action by the state against is "own" people.

It's a good rule to live in a country you don't have a passport in. Worst case scenario you just leave and they won't care about you that much (unless you're a criminal).