China vs. Vietnam in Praxis

I currently live in Vietnam (4 months) and teach English online to Chinese students. From speaking to my Chinese students things that I've heard them say which I find surprising to a non-capitalist ideology are:"I believe Steve Jobs is a role model because he told us we should 'not be afraid to chase profit.""I want to learn English so that I can have a higher salary and own better products." (e.g. designer brands like Gucci, Louis V, etc.)"Some people don't really believe in the government here, but if they want to be rich then they just claim that they do anyway."These comments make me skeptical to the practice of Marxism or even the efficacy of its teachings in The People's Republic of China. I know that Deng Xiaoping transformed China to reflect a socialist market economy, but I am curious to learn more about my fellow comrades of this group and their analysis of China's government as the paragon of Communist Realism. I really really want to learn, please help! :)Fun fact: here in Vietnam one thing I've noticed is an absence of advertising for consumer products, esp. on TV. When I mentioned this to some of my students they expressed surprise and told me that they see advertisements everywhere for consumer products and believe it is an effective business method to increase the number of people buying these products.I'm happy to have access to two Communist countries and I genuinely hope to see a radical transformation in the West, I am just hoping you can help me understand the praxis of communism in China (esp. because of its global stature and common reference to in this sub) more fully. via /r/communism https://ift.tt/3e9l1ni