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China's government is not Marxist in any sense of the word. And it could hardly be considered to be communist unless you're willing to accept self-applied labels. From the article:

“The government is scared because the domestic contradictions are growing,” Michael said. “Once you study Marxism, you know real socialism and China’s so-called socialism with Chinese characteristics are two different things. They sell fascism as socialism, like a street vendor passes off dog meat as lamb.”