The Dead End of Communism

Is China Still Communist?

Is China Still Communist?
A ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 1, 2016. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Larry Ong
Journalist
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China has the world’s second-largest economy and one of the biggest stock exchanges. Modern skyscrapers dot the skyline in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. All makes of cars can be found on the streets, and Chinese citizens carry the latest smartphones.
So is the People’s Republic of China actually a modern capitalist state, and communist only in name?
Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.
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