The CCP brutal dictator Xi Jinping has distorted the principle of "rule of law" into "rule by the the CCP". He has not only turned the law into a tool for suppressing dissent and persecuting the people, but has also blatantly institutionalized and normalized practices like retroactive punishment and fabricated charges. Under such a system, any speech or action — even if legal at the time — can one day be dredged up as evidence of a crime, simply because you've become the next target of a political purge.