China Constitutional Amendment on Property Rights

Constitutional amendments have been in the news. China takes it turn:

Communist China is changing its constitution to embrace the most basic tenet of capitalism, protecting private property rights for the first time since the 1949 revolution.

China’s parliament is meeting in an annual session starting Friday to endorse the change, already approved by Communist Party leaders who tout privatization as a way to continue the country’s economic revolution and help tens of millions of poor Chinese.

With private ownership of businesses, and now recognition of private property rights, we really can't describe China as a communist nation any more. Of course, they're certainly not a democracy either. So what have they become?

This reminded me of a post last fall by Mean Mr. Nustard, (regrettably no longer blogging), in which he posits China has become a fascist state.

Comments

[Douglas]

Just from what you've written, if
PRC actually follows what its
Constitution says, then yes, its a
fascist state.

The dictionary says fascism is...
a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition