I have the privilege to work and live in both middle east (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat) and China (Guangzhou, Changsha, Shanghai). These are the places where western media usually paints very negative image about human rights and whatnot.
Based on my experience living there, these places are peaceful and prosperous especially in China. I have also travelled to China's 3rd tier cities and villages for work. Their living standard is good in a country of more than 1.4 billion people and only opened to the world 40 years ago. In the villages they held local election and have more freedom than what the Western media portrayed. China is big and diverse country. The speed they are growing with 1.4 billion people is unparalleled. Hence, they need to have their own unique government system. Democracy may actually slowed down their growth which could be catastrophic because 40 years ago approximately 1 billion Chinese are in poverty. Today almost all Chinese are out of poverty and many more are living prosperous life.
Many more western people are also working in these places with very high expat packages. Most of them are living very high quality life and are grateful. Some of them lost their jobs in their own country during economy downturn and extremely thankful to these countries to provide them opportunity to work and making very good living.
No doubt these places still have many issue as per article below in one of the Muslims summit:
https://www.tnp.sg/news/world/malay...Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1576818815
But they are all developing and changing at different pace to the western world. All of us need to learn, experience and accept more different culture, value, moral and society in the world.