> The definition of "communism" is defined as "Communism is a sociopolitical movement that aims for a classless and stateless society structured upon common own

> The definition of "communism" is defined as "Communism is a sociopolitical movement that aims for a classless and stateless society structured upon common ownership of the means of production, free access to articles of consumption, and the end of wage labour and private property in the means of production and real estate" You're confusing theory with reality. Since we're starting with the assumption that China was communist in the past, that definition is problematic because it tells us that China was never communist. I assumed that you wanted to use a definition of communism that both Mao-era China and the USSR satisfied at some time. Was I wrong?