Chinese vs. US Surveillance

I've heard a lot of talk about the Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who spoke out about the existence of the coronavirus on social media and was then reprimanded for it by the Chinese governments. Articles like this one talk about how the government's silencing efforts hugely affected the spread of the virus. From the outset of its creation, Americans have feared strong governments like the one China is so often reported on having, drafting its first constitution to give very little power to the central government, and only changing when it seemed impossible to continue on with the constitution it had. Even then, the Constitution still left many decisions up to the states, and people today still have a very strong sense of individuality and statehood that opposes too much centralized control. It seems obvious, then, that American newspapers would be criticizing China's reactions. However, this criticism often comes across as racist or hypocritically anti-Chinese, because the US government and US corporations are doing the such similar things! All across America, doctors have been threatened to lose their jobs (and some have!) for exposing the awful conditions for health care workers during the crisis. This article (also linked below) talks about the threats. I've noticed a definite pattern lately of US surveillance (particularly surveillance being practiced by corporations as opposed to the government) receiving much less criticism than actions of a similar weight & topic in China. I wonder where this stems from: Cold War sentiments lingering on? Racism? A fear of powerful government so strong that it blocks people from seeing the awful power that companies now have in America? A combination of all three?