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Not to be a jerk (though, I suppose, it could be aregud I come by it naturally), but communist and capitalist governments is a misnomer. Capitalism and communism are economic forms, not governmental structures. Socialism would fall under the same determination in which case, you would then state that Norway and Finland are socialist democracies while China is a capitalist authoritarian state. And Norway (at least) is a relatively successful socialist state so long as the price of oil remains high and they have ready access. While their economy may be more diversified than Saudi Arabia, it is not where it needs to be for fuller development to maintain the lifestyle they have should the price of oil fall dramatically. (Sorry, didn't mean to take a China blog off-topic.)