Because if you spend enough time on the internet, especially the Western side, you start to hear voices of people who oppose their governments and not enough from those who support it.
Even many who are supportive tend to say that their government is authoritarian.
Envisions bar fight scene from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
from what i remember, he was more like loanshark but the dude was reformed after 49
Check out Fearless Blood - it’s exactly about Chinese bandits in that era