OK, "%Government% exerts non-transparent influence over %Company%". Who am I talking about? This is not a China thing, it's not a communist thing. It's a thing,

OK, "%Government% exerts non-transparent influence over %Company%". Who am I talking about? This is not a China thing, it's not a communist thing. It's a thing, mostly a superpower thing. You can't nail one party to the cross while praising the other one for the exact same thing. I mean you can but not without a strong display of (misinformed?) hypocrisy. Again, decide for yourself what's good or bad but be consistent, not selective depending on who's doing it: "us" or "them" ;).