People have to look at from where a nation is coming from and moving towards rather than judge where they are at present — if you took a snapshot of countries like the USA around 1865 - 1880 or during the
race riots or peace marches of the 60's you'd come away with a view of America as being an oppressive country (at least in the south)-- there is not a single thing
happening in China that hasn't
happened in the US or Britain as well your just looking at a single timeline while making a judgment.