>IS THIS FOR REAL?
In a word, yes. [pic related]
Sauce: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr127
>we were not informed in advance of the political change," Chen said
Like China expects its vassal states to seek permission before making any changes.
>Is this communism?
It's not Marx & Engels' ideal of communism, which can never exist among humans because of human nature - but it IS what's commonly called "communism," which is just another name for totalitarian rule under repressive autocrats.
>the idea of communism
People living under communist regimes don't have a say in the definition of communism as it applies to them. It's just lipstick on a pig.