Are China and Communist China the same?

Answer 1

Yes, China and Chinese are different.

China can be defined as China, a country located in Asia. It can also mean porcelain ware.

Chinese can be the spoken language commonly referred to as Mandarin. It can also mean the descendant or native from China.

Answer 2

Politically, YES. Technically and practically, NO.

China and Communist China refer to the modern state of China, and China is still recognized by both its own leaders and those of the world as a "communist" state. The U.N., NATO, and most political organizations still refer to China as communist, so both terms mean essentially the same thing.

HOWEVER, ever since capitalistic and liberal reforms started in the 1970s under Chairman Deng Xiaoping, China CANNOT be classified as a communist by any form of definition. China today is more of a mix of oligarchy (specifically corporatocracy), capitalism, and communism. Because China violates many of the key tenets of communism (communism cannot have capitalism/free trade), it is not communist in practice.

Right now, many of China's legal systems and social structure is based on contradictory policies. If you're curious as to why people still refer to China as a "communist" state, the main reason is that most detractors and critics of China's contradictory policies do not have significant power to compel world governments to officially change their mindset. The critics of China's social contradiction are usually historians, political analysts, philosophers, and members of human rights organizations-all of which who don't possess significant political power or wealth in general.

China's state government uses its "communist" status as a means of justifying its rule, saying that because the government works solely for its people, it should be allowed to exist. To have other nations openly declare that China is not communist would directly contradict official statements by China's government, which would open the possibility of dissension within China's people. Given China's massive economy, labor force, and military power projection, most countries generally ignore this flaw in hopes of improving dipolmatic relations or gaining something from China.

It's not "right" or "good", but it is a practical decision in the eyes of many people.

Answer 3

On a world-wide basis, the correct name of China is the Peoples Republic of China. And, China, despite its new economy is still a communist nation ruled by one party, the Communist Party.