[JumpCrisscross]

> reasonably certain that a country well known for sending in the troops to crush rebellion would count as a dictatorship

Authoritarian. China has been authoritarian for a long time. It only recently became a dictatorship, which is an inherently unstable form of government.

[sidewndr46]

Yes, I agree. But the distinction isn't too useful. Most dictatorships are also authoritarian regimes.