It's not clear to me what the intent of the person I was replying to was, and I agree with you that there is a reasonable likelihood that is what they meant. A

It's not clear to me what the intent of the person I was replying to was, and I agree with you that there is a reasonable likelihood that is what they meant. At the same time, when you're having a conversation about this sort of thing, it helps to be precise so that there aren't misunderstandings, which is why I pointed this out. That the country is "very clearly ran by the CCP" may be mostly true but does not mean that there's no national identity, culture, shared history, etc. which are not fully encompassed by the party. People conflate these sorts of things with varying degrees of intention. This causes harm, even if it isn’t intended (and often, it is). When we lose nuance in our speech, our ability to understand each other diminishes.