China is much better than western countries at getting shit like this done, because they have fewer scruples. For better and worse. But one consequence of that is that if they really want more children they will figure out a way to make it happen.
What about korea and japan which also have had this problem, aren't western, and still can't fix the problem. The West doesn't have this problem because the found the solution a long time ago. Immigration
But those country whether it's qatar or the UAE with high GDP capita don't have replacement birthrates. As far as the dictator angle I think it's going to hard to toe that line. Because you push to hard to cause social unrest which is the one thing the CCP doesn't want.