I get it. There's a lot of propaganda out there (that goes both ways) about China.
For better or worse they're going to lead the charge into the 2100s, this is the dawn of the new Chinese century and the USA is busy handing them the reins as we implode our country.
I think China is a little friendlier overall in their foreign relations and while freedom of expression is important I would not say their society as a whole is better or worse than all the rest of the world. It feels like sometimes, from what I've heard and seen, China is "more" free in certain aspects compared to the USA (and definitely less free in others)
Did your car come with a manual you can read? I'd give it a once over if I were you, sometimes you'll find unexpected things about your car.