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Because every country claiming to be communist does things like this, or are authoritarian things using Marx's, Lenin's or even Trotsky's definitions of Communism loosely as a method of control or a power grab.
Where is this ideal Communist state that is the exemplar of the pure Communism you're espousing? You've already discarded the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and North Korea. Now you've expanded your exclusionary definitions to include any communist country that manufactures goods for capitalist countries. Well that wipes out even Vietnam and Laos which make lots of consumer and industrial goods for other countries including the West.
To me it looks like you've no true scotsman'ed yourself out of any nation as a candidate.
So you tell me: Where is your communist country you aspire to? Where is your example communism working without authoritarianism or selling to capitalists?