Socialism's primary theme is State ownership of industry. It is an economic system based on state ownership of all capital for the supposed sake of the people. There is a large capital difference, however, between true socialism and what is claimed to be socialism by governments like China and Cuba. The governments might claim to be acting in the interest of their citizens, but they are run by the state and not by the people. The working class of these countries still has no democratic control of the wealth or means of production.