I think you're right; the thousand-year-old model of administration in China actually has lots in common with real communism as it was implemented in China, and

I think you're right; the thousand-year-old model of administration in China actually has lots in common with real communism as it was implemented in China, and in Soviet Union. The names are different; there's no Emperor and no Mandarins but there's a General Secretary and there are party officials.