The government of China oppresses anyone who poses a threat to their power.

[MineralMan]

3. That's the standard way all authoritarian governments operate.

You can believe anything you wish, as long as you keep it strictly to yourself, but you can't disagree with the government's position on anything in public.

Tyrants are tyrants, regardless of the philosophy behind their tyranny.

China is very tightly focused on its political beliefs. Go against those on any pretext, and you'll find yourself being oppressed. It's the nature of the beast.

Focusing on China's oppression of one group, religious or otherwise, is missing the entire point.