How are they communist?
They are more capitalist, controlled capitalism.
It's more of a monarchy. For sure, it's a dictatorship.
1. It's an official Communist one party state
2. Heavy restrictions on religion
3. Extensive surveillance, censorship and an official Communist indocrination program
4. The Communist state dominates the economy and does whatever it wants in both the public and private sectors (with both domestic and foreign companies)
5. No private ownership of land (instead it's leased from the government)