While China is certainly not communist in the literal sense do not underestimate the extent that the Communist party and its ideals pervade society. However I

While China is certainly not communist in the literal sense do not underestimate the extent that the Communist party and its ideals pervade society. However I do agree that China is better referred to as an Authoritarian government with communist and capitalist influences. Also, we should all not underestimate how revolutionary the Chinese can be. They have a short fuse and do not in general enjoy the authoritarian regime. They put up with it for strictly pragmatic reasons, if given a path of their own choosing that they perceive as better they quite possibly will take it.