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procon

(15,805 posts) Fri Oct 6, 2017, 01:09 PM Oct 2017

Trump is bashing Cuba and communism, but not a word about Chiii-nah and communism. nt

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Trump is bashing Cuba and communism, but not a word about Chiii-nah and communism. nt (Original Post) procon Oct 2017 OP

China isn't actually communist any more. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #1

Comrade, the Communist Party is the supreme, ruling political authority in China. procon Oct 2017 #2

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

1. China isn't actually communist any more.

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Fri Oct 6, 2017, 01:14 PM

Oct 2017

It's more of an authoritarian capitalist regime.

procon

(15,805 posts)

2. Comrade, the Communist Party is the supreme, ruling political authority in China.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 6, 2017, 01:47 PM

Oct 2017

Like North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba, these communist states might allow some little excursions into capitalism, but that doesn't change their political directions.

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