Authoritarianism is violent cowardice. They are so afraid of ideas, of people expressing themselves, of being criticized, that they have to react with violent oppression and scapegoating. Sure, China, your CCP always knows best, is never corrupt (except when it is, must be foreigners), and always has the peoples' interests first and foremost and not retaining its own iron grip on power. 🙄

Propaganda, censorship of ideas and violent suppression of protests is not just a hallmark of authoritarianism, it's a requirement for them to stay in power. Violent cowards.