The fact that the government's role was simply to open up the market in China tends to be ignored. If they don't, then they're labeled social democrats. Cheering for independent businesspeople is discouraged - and the same thing goes for independent people, period. But a little reflection should show you that the above system is a form of mercantilism. With the underlying attitude that all the resources of the country are at the government's disposal.
Officials can barge in basically when they want.
Of course, this way of dealing with business is something that any government is tempted to do. You can see how admiration for the independent person, and contempt for suckups, helps keep this alive. The application of this principle to being arrested and tried for a criminal offense should be obvious. The distinguishing feature of a democracy under law is that this refusal to knuckle under to an authority that has exceeded its bounds is extended to all the laws, not just those governing arrests. If you see someone standing up to, say, the Department of the Environment for exceeding their authority, winning, and being celebrated for it, then you have a free country, at least in intent.