Is China a Free Market?

The idea that we are living in a free market to day is just a inlaccable. Only 20 years ago china was like the dominant market in a handful countries, and now the chinese,. a communist party iss totally influential throughout the entirety of the world. Most countries are trading with, a majority of their trades are being sent back and forth with the chinese government. So it's pretty shocking to see the how china's momentum is going, as opposed to the economy in the nited states.