> They are so far from anything remotely communist. The only thing communist about it is the name of their mono party

They are far from anything remotely communist except by the one and only thing that defines communist? "Communist" has only ever referred to a political party.

Are you confusing "communist" with "communism"? The latter has held dual meaning, both referring to a nation under rule by a Communist party and an imagined sci-fi world where post-scarcity has taken hold. Obviously we remain far from achieving post-scarcity. However, nobody has ever claimed China has. In context, we know that the political party is the point of focus.