illinipilot
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Ok, going to have to do better then one example. Our goverment is waging a war on private industry, through crazy policies. That is funny the Chinese goverment blocking the hummer on enviromental grounds, considering how much crap they spew into the atmosphere.
"The prices of certain key commodities, especially of industrial raw materials and major industrial products, are determined by the state. In most cases, basic price ratios were set in the 1950s and are often irrational in terms of current production capabilities and demands." (wikipedia)
"Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. In accordance with these laws, more than sixty Internet regulations have been made by the People's Republic of China (PRC) government, and censorship systems are vigorously implemented by provincial branches of state-owned ISPs, business companies, and organizations.[1][2]" (www.forbes.com)
I've got a flight and can't do much researching, but here are two more examples of China's government regulation private enterprise. I realize that you think that our government is over extending its reach into the private sector, but it is still crazy to compare it to a communist state.