China and Chinese companies flaunt every single law that at all hinders them, IP law being the typical example. The EU has the Privacy Shield agreement with the USA. Such an agreement with China would be effectively impossible, since even if it existed, they'd simply ignore it. People criticise Five Eyes, and for good reason, but it's existence at least means that intelligence agencies are willing to follow domestic law.

Not to mention the use of the word "Western", which is the kind of bullshit I could write a smaller book about.

> but it's existence at least means that intelligence agencies are willing to follow domestic law

Oh they break it alright whenever they please. And they have been caught handsomely.