Yes, it was also a moral failure of the Chinese political system, but I assumed that they were morally bankrupt anyway (perhaps a good illustration can be found

Yes, it was also a moral failure of the Chinese political system, but I assumed that they were morally bankrupt anyway (perhaps a good illustration can be found by reading between the lines of Liu Cixin first book). I believe that they saw it as a huge win for themselves, what makes it even less appealing. I do not think that a non-democratic system is automatically a moral failure, but it becomes one if they try to enforce it on others.