How communist is China?

Question

I've heard people say it's more of a dicatorship with some capitalism. I know true communism cannot work because of natural human greed, so why is the People's Republic of China still Communist? What aspects of it's Government and Society is communist?
Also, what is the Communist Party of China? Does China have a one-party system? Can people that aren't members of this party vote? Can any Chinese citizen be part of the party?

Answer 1

'Communist' China is a highly dictatorial regime. They are not communists at all, the gap between the rich and poor is so huge that it seems like the chinese government is capitalists instead. If China was actually attempting to follow Marxism, the gap between the upper and lower classes would be minimalized. I believe that the PR China is still communist because of the prestige issue. If China were to allow an internal revolution take place what would the western countries think of China? What would the Westerners think of the Chinese? I think that the chinese government still has equalization payments between the provinces but the payments are not great enough to subsidize the gap. Yes, China is a one party system, there are votes but you are allowed to vote for only one party -- the CCP. Any Chinese citizen is allowed to be part of the party as long as they are voted on by their peers.

Answer 2

It is now more a socialist/ communist then a true communist country. But, it is a totalitarian country opposed to a democracy.
That is where most people get confused.
To get a better answer to questions you need more knowledge on political systems in general. Example: what is the communist party of China. that doesn't make any sense. And I've been to China a number of times in the last 20 yrs.

Answer 3

Even though China is a communist country, it isn't really that "communist". I mean, there is no curfew, you can party, have fun, eat, shopping, live an exciting or a normal life. However, in terms of human right such as if you are in Jail, or freedom of speech , thos are the downers.

Answer 4

It isn´t communist. Deng Xiaoping once said " the colour of the cat doesn´t matter as long as it catches mice " to justify the opening to foreign markets and the permanence of capitalism

Answer 5

The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China
After its victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China controlled most of Mainland China. On October 1, 1949, they established the People's Republic of China, laying claim to be the successor state of the ROC. The central government of the ROC was forced to retreat to the island of Taiwan. Major armed hostilities ceased in 1950 but both sides are technically still at war.

Beginning in the late 1970s, the Republic of China began the implementation of full, multi-party, representative democracy in the territories still under its control (i.e., Taiwan Province, Taipei, Kaohsiung and some offshore islands of Fujian province). Today, the ROC has active political participation by all sectors of society. The main cleavage in ROC politics is the issue of eventual unification with China vs. formal independence.

Post-1978 reforms on the mainland have led to some relaxation of the control over many areas of society. However, the Chinese government still has absolute control over politics, and it continually seeks to eradicate threats to the stability of the country . Examples include the fight against terrorism, custody of people who don't follow the law, regulation of the press, regulation of religions, and suppression of independence/secessionist movements. In 1989, the student protests and occupation of Tiananmen Square in Beijing were put to an end after martial order being declared, but ignored by the student organization for 15 days.

In 1997 Hong Kong was returned to the PRC by the United Kingdom and in 1999 Macao was returned by Portugal.

See also: History of Hong Kong, History of Macau, and History of the Republic of China

Present
Today, the Republic of China continues to exist on Taiwan, while the People's Republic of China controls the Chinese mainland. The PRC continues to be dominated by the Communist Party, but the ROC has moved towards democracy. Both states are still officially claiming to be the sole legitimate ruler of all of "China". The ROC had more international support immediately after 1949, but most international diplomatic recognitions have shifted to the PRC. The ROC representative to the United Nations was replaced by the PRC representative in the 1970s.

The ROC has not formally renounced its claim to all of China, or changed its official maps on which its territories include the mainland, including Outer Mongolia, but it has moved away from this identity and increasingly identifies itself as "Taiwan". Presently, the ROC does not pursue any of the territories on mainland China, Tibet, or Mongolia claimed by the PRC. The PRC claims to have succeeded the ROC as the legitimate governing authority of all of China including Taiwan. The PRC has used diplomatic and economic pressure to advance its One China policy, which attempts to displace the ROC in official world organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Olympic Games. Today, there are only twenty-four U.N. member states that still maintain official diplomatic relations with the ROC.

If that's not enough you can read all about it in Wikipedia

Answer 6

How freedom to kill and invade is USA?
I heard people in world said everyday that democratic is free to kill another lives and to invade another country and free to be racist anti-islam spread around the world taught by Bush.