I am very far from being a tankie, I’m a strong supporter of democracy.
You must be very poorly informed to make that post, have you seen any travel descriptions to China lately?
I never claimed it’s a Utopia, but the fact is that China has invested way way more in education infrastructure and research than the west for decades.
To claim China does not have innovation is decidedly moronic. China is now registering more patents than USA, and is the new global leader.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Indicators