The only reason that happened was because that CEO's decisions lead to massive negative results in China's real-estate sectors, which in turn cost the Chinese government a lot of money, and THAT is why that criminal actually saw consequences.

Don't take that as proof that China judges everyone fairly regardless of wealth/status. As long as you keep your crimes to an extent that it doesn't cause a massive backlash on large swaths of the country, it's a different ballgame.

As others have said, you'd be wise to distrust both.

No one said you have to trust either.

Because the problems aren't with the businesses like it is in the US.

They are with the government. Which can get much worse since there is no one to govern those.

And in China, the government is in every app. It is by law.