I really don't know as I can only speculate. While China and Russia are authoritarian society, this criticism could be leveled at Amurica as well. Look at policing in the US and how it is paramilitary. Look at the way we very arbitrarily define what free speech is; largely depending on the amount of money you have. The more money you have, the freer you are. I don't have praise for China and Russia because their proletariat are suffering too. China is really communist in ideals only. It's really single-party plutocracy. China could nominally be considered economically capitalist.

Isn't the idea behind communism and socialist that everyone leads a better quality of life and that we all participate to help each other? My impression is that it should be a very egalitarian and horizontal society versus an authoritative hierarchy. Let's face it, there's no such thing as benevolent dictator.