Question: How come everyone tells me that Communism has failed every time it has been tried yet they don't take China into account? China has been Communist for more than 65 years. And China is pretty much an economic powerhouse.

And yes, I do recognize that if I am wrong (Self doubt speaking here) I am wrong. Don't come busting down my door telling me how wrong and s tupid I am.

The Communist Party of China was formed in 1921. It was under Mao Zedong's control in 1927. Eventually, Mao led a revolution, and the communist party obtained control in 1947. They followed the example of the soviet model of development through heavy industry with surpluses extracted from peasants. Consumer goods were left to secondary importance. In the sino-soviet split of the 1950's, Mao split from traditional Marxism-Leninism and developed Maoism, the Chinese interpretation of communism.

I used to wonder the same thing and as I got older in  High School they taught me all about it and loved it it's very unique to learn about it.

-Hope I helped.

China is anything but Communist, the only thing that makes it Communist is the one-party authoritarian regime.

Explanation:

China has a Semi-Capitalist Socialist economy, otherwise known as a "Market Socialist Economy", the same as Vietnam. I have a friend from China that says that being in China is like being in the US. You can purchase goods with money, open private business (although with some government control to some degree), and they can pretty much do anything economically. The only thing holding China right now is their forced labor on its people.