Many people assume the problem is that China remains a communist dictatorship, and that abuses occur because a strong centralized Chinese state ignores the rights of its citizens.

• 许多人认为问题的根源是共产主义专制体制在中国延续至今，一个强大的中央集权国家无视其公民的权利，因而才产生了践踏人权的情况。