And so what if they can't lay hands upon the Chines state?, they still exist and for a billonarie to exists poor people willing to sell their work force for an unfair wage has to exist.
I'll admit that i'm not that educated in the actual state of the People's Republic of China, but If the so called Chinese Communist Party allows them to exploit the working class, it would make me think that they're working in a capitalist frame, maybe with some more left leaning policies, but still not in a socialist state, nor nothing else.
And i know that they've engaged in this neo-liberal state so they could develop faster and at some point reach communism, but i still can'trust trust it.
About Russia and Iran i know the fight between the imperialist core and the one that wants to take their place is beneficial, i don't find it relevant taking sides in their fight.
Saga of the Borderlands (La Saga de los Confines) by Liliana Bodoc is my personal favorite, it's story is settled in a continent similar to the pre Columbian American, i absolutly love it and highly recomend it!