I'm not talking about democracy - but a 'permission' system. In the west - you've to be 'blessed' to become an economic player - there's the myth of competitio

I'm not talking about democracy - but a 'permission' system. In the west - you've to be 'blessed' to become an economic player - there's the myth of competition (but someone has to bless that competition) - whereas in the Chinese economy there's no favored party - BYD isn't favored more by the gvt because it's large anymore than the small upstart that's making electric cars. > isn't Xi and the other party members capable of doing exactly this? - hence I said the CPC can tip the scales once in a while but in terms of free market competition the Chinese economy is more 'free'