China is not fully Communist. Their middle class is 300mil in population. LOL. Military is a bit different as there is a true chain of command and disobedience is not tolerated. Same with paramilitary groups. But try to get a liquor license in Boston...bureaucrat 101.
Gee, I HOPE getting a liquor license is Boston is hard. This is the best you got?
Sorry, Buddy, China is about as Communist as you get.
Venezuela is as Communist as you get. Explain all the billionaires and multi millionaires in China or Ali Baba. China is no longer fully Communist. Neither is Russia. Why should it be hard to get a liquor license? You open a restaurant and file all the necessary paperwork but then you have to go through mega complex bureaucracy. If it were privatized it would be much easier.
For me to add an addition to my house is super complex. Once again because I deal with Bureaucracy.
Lastly, tell Jack Ma that China is fully Communist and he will laugh in your face.