This doesn't differ too much from other nations except in degree and in their ability or willingness to hide that fact.

I initially was going to say that CCP really only cares about its own interests.

Then I thought about my own country's actions and policies for a moment before posting (Guantanamo, labor and privacy laws, the 'medical system', and 'education system').

My revised thought was that the main difference is in whether the country still even pretends to seek justice for its citizens.

I do think there are differences, especially in degree, but the general motivations and actions seem similar enough.

Of course, there’s no separation of powers in China, the courts are not independent, they are part of the Communist Party of China. Nor is there a constitution that all court decisions must uphold. The only guidestar of the Chinese court system is to keep the CPC in power, and uphold laws passed by the CPC, nothing else.

> This doesn't differ too much from other nations except in degree and in their ability or willingness to hide that fact.

It differs from Constitutional republics where the court system is independent from political parties and mandated to ensure all laws passed by the legislative branch and actions taken by the executive branch do not violate the constitution, regardless which party is in power at the time.

Yes different political parties will try to pack the court when they can, but that pendulum swings back and forth over time. There’s a social contract with the citizenry that doesn’t exist in Communist countries - adhere to the constitution or be kicked out of power in future elections. You can see the evidence in how often power changes hands between parties.

I am thankful for that difference. That said, recent political events in the U.S. have shown how much of that 'contract' is just convention.

It’s a problem when those executives go rogue and there are many cases of it causing problems for companies in China, both for foreign and domestic companies.