China is such a perfect antagonist

The right sees communism and authoritarianism
The left sees capitalism, imperialism and … authoritarianism

See, that's the thing. People have compared communism and capitalism since time immemorial, but the core problem is actually totalitarianism-- which communism leads to and capitalist entities tacitly support and profit from. They might be ideologically opposed on paper, but here they work in tandem against democracy.