Would you consider China a communist country.?

Question

now dont just flip out and go "DUH!" because their economy is basically capitalist. and communism does NOT equal capitalism. its more of a dictatorship wouldnt you say? because of the lack of freedom of speech and such. i dont really know much about what kinda voting system they have but i guess its safe to assume that its "non-existent"??

correct me if im wrong.
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dina and goma, what are you trying to say????

Answer 1

What most people know of China and their system would fit in a thimble, what most people THINK they know would fit in a barrel.

I live here, have for the last year on my third visit here.

Dictatorial totalitarian one party rule:

First, China is NOT COMMUNIST, communism and
capitalism are polar opposites, therefore that label is misleading and wrong. Even cold warriors like Henry Kissinger agree to that.

China is communist in name only, even my students’ here at the college here in China laugh at the very mention of China being communist.

The only way I can describe their system is to say it is one that is in transition from communism to democracy.

As of now non party members can hold positions as high as mayor. Albeit that is rare, nevertheless only a few years ago that would have been unheard of.

There is an election system in place, but it is very low key and only goes up to the province level where party members are elected by other party members to represent the people in Beijing. The elections are held at different times for each province. There is no such thing as national elections in China. All of that can be found at www.china.org.cn.

Is China totalitarian? We often hear of it referred to as such. The definition, every aspect of life is under strict state control, often through coercive measures. Since individuals are free to travel, open a business, quit their job, find new employment, and pretty much do everything we Americans are accustomed too, then the definition is inaccurate.

What about dictatorial rule? The definition doesn’t fit since President Hu is elected by their legislative body, he must answer to them as well.

The one party rule system however is firmly in place and will be here for a long time. There are other parties but they are controlled by the Communist Party. However, looking at it in a different way, the party consists of hard liners to capitalists.

The one thing I see, it’s working for China.

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There are other answers to many misconception about China found through my profile.

Peace

Jim

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Answer 2

China is not a Communist country. It fails and has always failed most basic Communist ideals, first and foremost being the democratization of the workplace.

Don't let others fool you when they spread the misconception that socialism, or Communism, is a belief in the state ownership of production. The end goal is to democratize the workplace, democratize production, to make sure surplus value goes to its rightful owners.

What would be a better example of a Communist country? Despite its major and tragic flaws, Yugoslavia would be a better example. They held a somewhat alienated relationship to the Soviet Union because they managed industrial production quite differently. They actively engaged in experimentation with what's called "Workers' Self-Management." This is basically what it sounds like, and can take a variety of forms, like electing a panel of directors in the workplace, all workers voting on various industrial and productive issues, and many others. Yugoslavia experimented with this, much like Venezuela is doing today (but to a lesser degree). The problem with Yugoslavia is that Tito had a stranglehold on the political ttructures of that state, and made authoritarian demands on what must be produced, and this complicated the natural flow of the market and the industries that were trying in earnest to build socialism.

China didn't really do this so much. Russia stopped as soon as Lenin died and the Stalinist bureaucracy (barf) was established.

Sad. :(

It just frustrates me so much when people here shout commie this, commie that, or the classic "Well it looks good on paper but not in practice!" never understanding what ideals the early 20th Century revolutionaries set out to accomplish, nor the rich philosophical tradition of socialist thinkers.

Answer 3

Of China's 760 million people—one-fifth of mankind—some 500 million are peasants, hardly a foundation for a superpower. Despite efforts to extend schools to the farthest reaches of the country, more than half the population is illiterate. Production on China's communal farms has almost kept pace with the population, but it takes 85% of the labor force to grow the food. While the economy spurted ahead during the Communists' first decade at an estimated annual rate of 10%, it has been growing a mere 1% a year since 1959.

Answer 4

China is a "Socialist Country" not a communist country. Communism is an economic philosophy not a political system.
China is run by a Communist Party.
Technically there has only been one Communist country in the world, and that was Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) during the Khmer Rouge period (April 1975 to Jan 1981).

Answer 5

Compare China to the USSR in the 1920's when Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy: capitalist economy was temporarily allowed but was abolished as soon as the economic situation improved. The same can still happen in China.

Answer 6

I don't want to comment on our neighboring country, We Indians are living in the most democratic country in the whole world, we have world's most fair and free voting system.
India is also world's fastest growing country it will be third biggest economy in the next twenty years.

The interesting thing is both INDIA and CHINA are growing good relationship and if we become good friends then we can control whole world.

We are two big economies with huge population and abundant talent one good in Manufacturing sector and India in Service sector. Its scary time for Europe and Americas.

Guys be ready to accept our Supremacy.

Answer 7

Agreed. The economy is becoming more capitalistic but politically, they are more like a dictatorship.

Answer 8

China is a communist country. They have been since the Vietnam War. But yes they are rapidly changing. This is because really, the Soviets can't control them, so slowly they are becoming independant!

Answer 9

not too sure