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Hmm, that's interesting. I can't find that definition for fascism anywhere, but I'm not going to dismiss it just because a few dictionaries don't align perfectly. I'll do some digging and see if I can find the historical context and first-use cases.
I am curious what parts of China are your friends from? I mostly hang out with people from Sichuan, with one friend from a village called Urumqi(I have no idea where that is though). China is a big place, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a different regard for the government region-to-region.
As for fascism, Wikipedia pretty clearly puts it at a far-right ideology, one that first appeared in Italy with Mussolini. I don't really put too much stock in Wikipedia vs books on the subject, but I'm not really aware of any non-far-right version of fascism.
Urumqi is in Xinjiang, seems cool to visit! Would love to. Most of my Chinese friends are online, so they don't really say where they are from (neither do I), but I'd expect somewhere near the coast or more populous like Congqing or Chengdu, Shangai, etc.