Being spied upon by a non-democratic nation is the same as being spied upon by a democratic nation if you're not a citizen - you don't hold any influence over e

Being spied upon by a non-democratic nation is the same as being spied upon by a democratic nation if you're not a citizen - you don't hold any influence over either and neither is accountable to you. So from an outside perspective the US and China are pretty much the same thing in that regard. To top it off, the five eyes nations are spying on each other - so even if you're a citizen of one you're tolerating being spied upon by four other surveillance apparati that aren't accountable to you.