You know... China is a great power. Why? Many reasons but its not communism. Their rise happens once they loosen up a bit. I really don't even consider them a truly communist country anymore. They are a terrible regime but if they were truly communist they would be failing. They would be starving. Communism doesn't work. Free markets, even when they are barely free beat the crap out of it. The CCP figured this out but just don't admit it.

Our government also isn't really a true free market. If it were the prosperity would be unbelievable. Bitcoin really is the only free market.