to me it seems like there are systems of control in US, China, West whatever and the western ones are just a lot more subtle or savvier than the chinese equival

to me it seems like there are systems of control in US, China, West whatever and the western ones are just a lot more subtle or savvier than the chinese equivalents but functionally serve a lot of similar purposes (For example, US media is always in lockstep on important issues despite being a "free" press!)