I think that you can’t count most of the Chinese as non-communist. Centralized propoganda is a strong weapon and shouldn’t be discounted. When people first start doubting church dogmas- in most part they developped a some kinds of heresy, not an atheism. So, they doesn’t believe in offical religion, but for outer observer point of view—they beliefs was almost indistingushable from offical dogma.
And in the example with Soviet Union- communist party still exsicte tin Russia. It’s influence slowly dyied out, but right after the disintegration of Soviet Union they have a really good chance to win elections
I think that you can’t count most of the Chinese as non-communist. Centralized propoganda is a strong weapon and shouldn’t be discounted. When people first start doubting church dogmas- in most part they developped a some kinds of heresy, not an atheism. So, they doesn’t believe in offical religion, but for outer observer point of view—they beliefs was almost indistingushable from offical dogma. And in the example with Soviet Union- communist party still exsicte tin Russia. It’s influence slowly dyied out, but right after the disintegration of Soviet Union they have a really good chance to win elections