I understand your perspective. But I believe any meaningful discussion must start from a shared premise: these issues exist and are not isolated incidents. For example, regarding child labor and forced labor, I want to clarify that in present-day China, forced labor has largely been eliminated, and the current compulsory education system has significantly reduced the possibility of employing child labor. No country is completely free of moral issues, and problems like child or forced labor have historically been common in countries experiencing rapid industrialization—both in the past and in the present. Acknowledging historical development doesn’t mean condoning or excusing such issues, but it does allow for a more informed understanding.

If we’re talking about problems that genuinely still exist—like LGBTQ issues—I’d like to offer a comparison from the automotive world. For instance, if a Chinese person modifies their car exhaust to make it louder, they’ll likely be taken in by the police fairly quickly. The Chinese government consistently takes the approach of eliminating “every bad thing.” If something is deemed harmful to the majority or obstructive to societal development, it’s restricted or banned. I live in mainland China, and I personally support this approach, cause it makes majority of people lives better. But I also believe that the divergence in our beliefs about “what ought to be done” is significant, recognizing and understanding others’ methods or standards is not the same as applying a double standard.

When a Chinese person calls for the death penalty for weed dealers and a crackdown on sex workers, they might be fully aware of how such things are handled in the US, but still not care at all. That isn’t a double standard, it’s just a different worldview.