You need to understand that just because there are upsides and downsides doesn't imply they're in any way equal, and pretending they are causes plenty of harm.
No it doesn't but if you knew what u were talking about you would know that the United States is just as bad as china. The difference is the United States isn't open about it.
The state allowing freedom of choice and certain members of society abusing that choice is not nearly as bad as a state which executes its own citizens for various baseless reasons.
A corrupt state controlled by corporate interests that spies on its own citizens and limits freedom of speech under the guise of national security is just as bad.
China is not executing people for baseless reasons.