China is an example of how with the political will and determination it is possible to build an extremely competitive economy by utilising the efficiency and scale of state managed strategic assets.

Apparently not, because all of your friends are getting bombed, blockaded, and kidnapped while you issue strongly worded condemnations lol. The communist party is about to get conquered by a government less than half of a percent its size by landmass. Where will the argument for efficiency be then?